cognomen

Noun
  1. A familiar name for a person (often a shortened version of a person's given name) (synset 106349063)
    "Joe's mother would not use his nickname and always called him Joseph"; "Henry's nickname was Slim"
    is a type of: appellation, appellative, denomination, designation - identifying word or words by which someone or something is called and classified or distinguished from others
    same as: byname, moniker, nickname, sobriquet, soubriquet
  2. The name used to identify the members of a family (as distinguished from each member's given name) (synset 106348274)
    is a type of: name - a language unit by which a person or thing is known
    subtypes: maiden name - a woman's surname before marriage
    same as: family name, last name, surname

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