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"
the name used to identify the members of a family (as distinguished from each member's given name)
例句
Abbiamo lo stesso nome e lo stesso cognomen. 我们同名同姓。
An additional cognomen given to a Roman citizen, often in honor of military victories. 附加名为表彰夺取军事胜利而授予罗马人的附加名
An additional cognomen given to a Roman citizen,often in honor of military victories. 附加名为表彰夺取军事胜利而授予罗马人的附加名。
Legio IV Scythica was a Roman legion levied by Mark Antony around 42 BC, for his campaign against the Parthian Empire, hence her other cognomen, Parthica. 第四"西徐卡"军团，是由马克-安东尼组建于公元前42年，前去参加他进攻帕提亚帝国的战役。因此该军团也获得了"帕提卡"的称号。
a king renowned under the cognomen "the Just." 国王以“公正者”的名字著称。
