cog·no·men (k g-n  m n)n. pl. cog·no·mens or cog·nom·i·na (-n m-n) 1. a. A family name; a surname. b. The third and usually last name of a citizen of ancient Rome, as Caesar in Gaius Julius Caesar. 2. A name, especially a descriptive nickname or epithet acquired through usage over a period of time. [Latin cogn men : co-, con-, co- (influenced by cognscere, to know) + nmen, name; see n -men- in Indo-European roots.]cog·nom i·nal (-nm-nl) adj. |
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