Welcome to Anagrammer Crossword Genius! Keep reading below to see if agnomen is an answer to any crossword puzzle or word game (Scrabble, Words With Friends etc). Scroll down to see all the info we have compiled on agnomen.
agnomen
Searching in Crosswords ...
The answer AGNOMEN has 26 possible clue(s) in existing crosswords.
Searching in Word Games ...
The word AGNOMEN is VALID in some board games. Check AGNOMEN in word games in Scrabble, Words With Friends, see scores, anagrams etc.
Searching in Dictionaries ...
Definitions of agnomen in various dictionaries:
noun - an additional name or an epithet appended to a name (as in `Ferdinand the Great')
noun - an additional name given to an ancient Roman
AGNOMEN - An agnomen (Latin: [anomen]; plural: agnomina), in the Roman naming convention, was a nickname, just as the cognomen was initially. However, the cog...
Word Research / Anagrams and more ...
Keep reading for additional results and analysis below.
| Possible Dictionary Clues |
|---|
| An additional cognomen given to a Roman citizen, often in honor of military victories. |
| A fourth name occasionally given as an honour to an ancient Roman citizen. |
| Agnomen description |
|---|
|
An agnomen (Latin: [anomen]; plural: agnomina), in the Roman naming convention, was a nickname, just as the cognomen was initially. However, the cognomina eventually became family names, so agnomina were needed to distinguish between similarly named persons. However, as the agnomen was an additional and optional component in a Roman name, not all Romans had an agnomen (at least not one that is recorded). * Pseudo-Probus uses the hero of the Punic Wars, Publius Cornelius Scipio Africanus, as an example:* propria hominum nomina in quattuor species dividuntur, praenomen nomen cognomen agnomen: praenomen, ut puta Publius, nomen Cornelius, cognomen Scipio, agnomen Africanus. * (Men's personal names are of four types, praenomen, nomen, cognomen and agnomen: praenomen for instance Publius, nomen Cornelius, cognomen Scipio and agnomen Africanus.) * * Marius Victorinus further elucidates: * * Iam agnomen extrinsecus venit, et venit tribus modis, aut ex animo aut ex corpore aut ex fortuna: ex animo, sic |