cognomen
1. a familiar name for a person (often a shortened version of a person's given name) - Joe's mother would not use his nickname and always called him Joseph - Henry's nickname was Slim • Syn: nickname, moniker, sobriquet, soubriquet, byname • Derivationally related forms: nickname (for: nickname) • Hypernyms: appellation, denomination, designation, appellative 2. the name used to identify the members of a family (as distinguished from each member's given name) • Syn: surname, family name, last name • Hypernyms: name • Hyponyms: maiden name
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