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Encyclopedia > Agnomen

An Agnomen is a nickname or an alias. It is not a pseudonym as it is a real name. But an agnomen is usually a name in addition and not a substitution for the real name. For example, Aristides "the Just" or "Iron" Mike Tyson. A nickname is a short, clever, cute, derogatory, or otherwise substitute name for a person or things real name (for example, Nick is short for Nicholas). ... Look up Alias in Wiktionary, the free dictionary The term alias may refer to— an assumed name, or pseudonym. ... A pseudonym is a fictitious name used by an individual as an alternative to their legal name (whereas an allonym is the name of another actual person assumed by one person in authorship of a work of art; e. ... Addition is one of the basic operations of arithmetic. ... In general, substitution is the replacement of one thing with another. ... Note: This article is about Aristides the statesman. ... Michael Gerard Tyson (born June 30, 1966, New York City, USA) is a professional boxer. ...


Agnomens like "Britannicus" or "Nero" were used in ancient Rome to distinguish between similarly-named members of a family, or to honour of impressive accomplishments. For example, Coriolanus earned his from the capture of Coroli. See Roman naming convention. Location within Italy The Roman Colosseum Rome (Italian and Latin: Roma) is the capital city of Italy and of its Latium region. ... Coriolanus is widely believed to be a legendary figure who is said to have lived during the 5th century BC. Born Gaius Marcius, he was given the surname as a result of his action in capturing the Volscian town of Corioli in 439 BC. Venturia at the Feet of Coriolanus... In the Roman naming convention used in ancient Rome, male names typically contain three proper nouns which are classified as praenomen (or given name), nomen gentile (or Gens name) and cognomen. ...


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Behind the Name: Agnomen (43 words)
The agnomen (plural agnomina) formed an additional part of some Roman names, usually following the cognomen.
Usually they were nicknames acquired at some point during the lifetime, but, rarely, some agnomen were inherited.
Some examples of agnomina are given in the following table.
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