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agnomen

noun as in nickname

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While its most familiar building is a Catholic cathedral and its most famous sports franchise carries a heavenly agnomen, New Orleans lacks a non-gridiron saint.

Why old Antony was persuaded of the devil to christen his second child by the ungodly agnomen of Henry, we are not informed.

To counteract the confusion that would inevitably arise, an agnomen or "tee-name" is usually appended.

Sometimes there was also a fourth name, called the agnomen, added from some illustrious action, or remarkable event.

I was a little anxious to know whether her ladyship would honour me with an agnomen.

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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.

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