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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.

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

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

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

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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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