Agnomen (noun) Definition, Meaning & Examples

noun, plural ag·nom·i·na [ag-nom-uh-nuh]. /ægˈnɒm ə nə/.
  1. an additional, fourth name given to a person by the ancient Romans in allusion to some achievement or other circumstance, as “Africanus” in “Publius Cornelius Scipio Africanus.”
  2. a nickname.
noun plural -nomina (-ˈnɒmɪnə)
  1. the fourth name or second cognomen occasionally acquired by an ancient Roman
  2. another word for nickname
Agnomen (noun) Definition, Meaning & Examples

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