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An example might be of a soldier being given an agnomen of ''Carnifex'' (butcher)<ref>Google Translate,''Carnifex''<br>https://translate.google.com/m?sl=la&tl=en&hl=en-US&q=carnifex</ref><ref>Online Latin Dictionary, ''carnifex''<br>https://www.online-latin-dictionary.com/latin-english-dictionary.php?parola=carnifex</ref> such as when young [[Pompey]] was touted in [[Rome]] as "the teenage carnifex".  In modern times, military pilots as with other soldiers, oft have their names appear with their callsign attached as an indication of some event or characteristic: this is rightly an ''agnomen''.

An example might be of a soldier being given an agnomen of ''Carnifex'' (butcher)<ref>Google Translate,''Carnifex''<br>https://translate.google.com/m?sl=la&tl=en&hl=en-US&q=carnifex</ref><ref>Online Latin Dictionary, ''carnifex''<br>https://www.online-latin-dictionary.com/latin-english-dictionary.php?parola=carnifex</ref> such as when young [[Pompey]] was touted in [[Rome]] as "the teenage carnifex".  In modern times, military pilots as with other soldiers, oft have their names appear with their callsign attached as an indication of some event or characteristic: this is rightly an ''agnomen''.

Of [[Octavian]] after he was made supreme in the Emperorship, an agnomen was sought that might be worthy of his dignity.  To this was created the ''agnomen'' of ''Augustus'' indicating the reverance of the [[Augur]]<ref>Online Latin Dictionary, ''Augur''<br>https://www.online-latin-dictionary.com/latin-english-dictionary.php?parola=augur</ref> while maintaining a distinction.  As such, [[Octavian]] is now best known by his ''agnomen'' and/or in conjunction with his [[cognomen]]: [[Augustus Caesar]] despite is full name at death being [[Gaius Julius Caesar Augustus]].

Of [[Octavian]] after he was made supreme in the Emperorship, an agnomen was sought that might be worthy of his dignity.  To this was created the ''agnomen'' of ''Augustus'' indicating the reverance of the [[Augur]]<ref>Online Latin Dictionary, ''Augur''<br>https://www.online-latin-dictionary.com/latin-english-dictionary.php?parola=augur</ref> while maintaining a distinction.  As such, [[Octavian]] is now best known by his ''agnomen'' and/or in conjunction with his [[cognomen]]: [[Augustus Caesar]] despite his full name at death being [[Gaius Julius Caesar Augustus]].

==Etymology==

==Etymology==