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Meanings of agnomen in anglès

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Nickname in the Roman naming convention.

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        Usage of agnomen in anglès
        1
        Metellus was recalled, enjoyed a triumph, and received the agnomen of NUMIDICUS.
        Ancient Rome : from the earliest times down to 476 A. D.
        2
        The agnomen adoptivum indicates his transference by adoption from one gens to another.
        Deductive Logic
        3
        These were called the prænomen (forename), nomen (name), cognomen (surname), and agnomen (added name).
        The Story of Rome from the Earliest Times to the End of the Repu...
        4
        Sometimes there was also a fourth name, called the agnomen, added from some illustrious action, or remarkable event.
        Roman Antiquities, and Ancient Mythology / For Classical Schools...
        5
        Thus also, Quintus Fabius Maximus received the Agnomen of Cunctator, from his checking the victorious career of Hannibal by avoiding a battle.
        The Lives of the Twelve Caesars, Volume 03: Tiberius
        Frequent collocations
        Translations for agnomen
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        Agnomen through the time