Dictionary Check: cognomen
"cognomen" is a valid word!
Scrabble
13
points
Words with Friends
18
points
Definition
noun
a familiar name for a person (often a shortened version of a person's given name)
Example:
"Joe's mother would not use his nickname and always called him Joseph"
noun
the name used to identify the members of a family (as distinguished from each member's given name)
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