He did not take his father's cognomen, Celer, but assumed his own, Secundus. As his adopted son took the same cognomen, Pliny founded a branch, the Plinii...

personality. He does not own his body; he has no ancestors, no name, no cognomen, no goods of his own." Owing to a growing body of laws, in the imperial...

of his father, Hamilcar Barca. Barca (Punic: 𐤁𐤓𐤒, BRQ) is a Semitic cognomen meaning "lightning" or "thunderbolt", a surname acquired by Hamilcar on...

Latin name Potentia (derived from potens, "powerful") being added as a cognomen to the original Ligurian name. It is likely that, following similar examples...

forced to ratify the choice and accept the affront. Claudius adopted the cognomen Caesar, deified Augustus' wife, Livia, 13 years after her death and in...