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“sirname” in Latin
cognōmensurname; third part of a formal name; an additional name derived from some characteristic; a nickname, monikertrahōto drag, pull; to trail; to extract, withdraw, derive, take awaymīllethousand; 1000tulliusA jet of water, a waterfall, downpour
Riddle & Arnold A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon, 1864
sirname
cognomen (perhaps not cognomentum in Cic.; Vid: Orelli, Cic., Fin., 2, 5, 15). To take a sirname, cognomen sumere or trahere (ex aliqua re): to have a sirname, cognomen habere; cognomine appellari; est alicui cognomen (with the sirname following in nominative or dative, rarely in the genitive). ☞ In Roman names, cognomen was the family name, which was joined or added to the nomen, or name of the gens or clan; e.g., M. (praenomen) Tullius (nomen), Cic., (cognomen). The cognomen was sometimes followed by an agnomen, or additional title, as Scipio Africanus.
Quick answer
- What is the Latin word for sirname?
- The usual Latin words for “sirname” are cognōmen, trahō, mīlle; also tullius. The right choice depends on the sense; see the distinctions below.
Entry from J. E. Riddle & T. K. Arnold, A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon (rev. C. Anthon, New York: Harper, 1864), digitised by Fergus J. P. Walsh, CC BY-SA 4.0; Latin markup adapted by latindictionary.co.