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The question has frequently been asked who was intended by the cognomen Saint Gris?
A CURSORY HISTORY OF SWEARINGJULIAN SHARMANThe survivor was named "Hoyle" (a cognomen for our old friend Hurley) and his doings gave us a new fund of entertainment.
THE HOME OF THE BLIZZARDDOUGLAS MAWSONBy adopting the cognomen of Habrodiaitos, or high-liver, he brought upon himself the nickname of Rhabdodiaitos, or brush-man.
HISTORY OF ANCIENT ARTFRANZ VON REBERHe has been called a Sphinx, and well deserves the cognomen, for no man shows less upon his face the emotions of his heart.
MISS CAPRICEST. GEORGE RATHBORNEHe writes under a slightly more suitable cognomen, but I have been unable, in our brief acquaintance, to drag it from him.
MAVIS OF GREEN HILLFAITH BALDWIN"Frank Hallen," replied Hal, using the cognomen of one of his poor-house associates.
THE MISSING TIN BOXARTHUR M. WINFIELDHe answered to the cognomen of 'Arry 'Iggins, though on the ship's register the letter H was the first initial of both his names.
THE PIRATE OF PANAMAWILLIAM MACLEOD RAINESuch a chameleon-like cognomen is very unsettling to your idea of his identity, and can hardly prove reassuring to his own.
THE SOUL OF THE FAR EASTPERCIVAL LOWELLThere were many James Kings and to avert confusion of identities the paternal cognomen was added.
PORT O' GOLDLOUIS JOHN STELLMANThe present prison is a vastly different place to the old jail from which it got its melancholy cognomen.
THE THIRD DEGREECHARLES KLEIN AND ARTHUR HORNBLOWWORDS RELATED TO COGNOMEN
- agname
- agnomen
- alias
- appellation
- autograph
- autonym
- brand
- cognomen
- compellation
- denomination
- designation
- epithet
- eponym
- flag
- handle
- head
- heading
- label
- matronymic
- moniker
- monogram
- namesake
- nickname
- nom de guerre
- nom de plume
- nomen
- patronymic
- pen name
- pet name
- place name
- prenomen
- proper name
- pseudonym
- rubric
- sign
- signature
- sobriquet
- stage name
- style
- surname
- tag
- term
- trade name
- agnames
- agnomens
- aliases
- appellations
- autographs
- autonyms
- brands
- cognomens
- compellations
- denominations
- designations
- epithets
- eponyms
- flags
- handles
- headings
- heads
- labels
- matronymics
- monikers
- monograms
- namesakes
- nicknames
- nom de guerres
- nom de plumes
- nomens
- patronymics
- pen names
- pet names
- place names
- prenomens
- proper names
- pseudonyms
- rubrics
- signatures
- signs
- sobriquets
- stage names
- styles
- surnames
- tags
- terms
- trade names
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