COGNOMEN

• (noun) the name used to identify the members of a family (as distinguished from each member's given name)

  synonyms : family name , last name , surname

• (noun) 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"

  synonyms : byname , moniker , nickname , sobriquet , soubriquet

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