AGNOMEN

Agnomen

An agnomen, in the Roman naming convention, was a nickname, just as the cognomen was initially. However, the cognomina eventually became family names, so agnomina were needed to distinguish between similarly named persons. However, as the agnomen was an additional and optional component in a Roman name, not all Romans had an agnomen .

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agnomen

Noun

  1. An additional cognomen given, as an honour, to a Roman citizen.


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