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Translations for „cognomen“ in the English » German Dictionary (Go to German » English)

cog·no·men [kɒgˈnəʊmen, Am kɑ:gˈnoʊ-] N

1. cognomen (nickname):

cognomen
cognomen
CH a. Übername m
cognomen

2. cognomen (ancient Roman's family name):

cognomen
cognomen
Zuname m

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English
The latter two, though applicable to all of the gens, were seldom used when there was a more definite cognomen.
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Other "gentes" which later used it as a cognomen may originally have used it as a praenomen.
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However, the origins of him gaining this cognomen are unknown.
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However, there could be other explanations for this cognomen.
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In some cases the owner's nomen or cognomen was used instead of or in addition to the praenomen.
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