cognominal

English

Etymology

From Latin cognōmen +‎ -al.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /kɒɡˈnɒmɪnəl/, /kəɡˈnɒmɪnəl/

Adjective

cognominal (not comparable)

1. Of or relating to a cognomen.

Derived terms

• cognominally

 

Noun

cognominal (plural cognominals)

1. (obsolete) One bearing the same name; a namesake.
   • 1650, Thomas Browne, Pseudodoxia Epidemica: […], 2nd edition, London: […] A[braham] Miller, for Edw[ard] Dod and Nath[aniel] Ekins, […], →OCLC:

     his Cognominal or name-ſake in the Heavens

Anagrams

• gnomonical