Dictionary Entry
cognomen
cognomen is a 8-letter English word with 4 senses as noun in the JumbleFix dictionary. One common meaning is: The last of the three names of a person among the ancient Romans, denoting his house or family. Face value is 13 in Scrabble and 18 in Words With Friends. Use the entries below when you need a playable sense, a nearby word, or another arrangement of the same letters.
8 letters · Scrabble 13 · Words With Friends 18 · 4 senses
Definitions
- 1noun
The last of the three names of a person among the ancient Romans, denoting his house or family.
- 2noun
A surname.
- 3noun
the name used to identify the members of a family (as distinguished from each member's given name)
Synonyms
- 4noun
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"
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