Definition of agnomen
agnomina
play \-ˈnä-mə-nə\ oragnomens
: an additional cognomen given to a person by the ancient Romans (as in honor of some achievement)
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Origin and Etymology of agnomen
Latin, irregular from ad- + nomen name — more at name
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