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The '''Cognomen''', (Latin) while not a family name, was regularly passed from father to son as a name that said something about the family in a similar way to how the [[agnomen]] said somthing about the individual.  It could be defined as the third name<ref>Online Latin Dictionary, ''Cognomen''<br>https://www.online-latin-dictionary.com/latin-english-dictionary.php?parola=cognomen</ref> in a four name solution to Roman citizens.
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The '''Cognomen''', (Latin) was generally the third name a Roman citizen might have in what could be up to a four name naming convention.<ref>Online Latin Dictionary, ''Cognomen''<br>https://www.online-latin-dictionary.com/latin-english-dictionary.php?parola=cognomen</ref> While not a family name, the ''cognomen'' was regularly passed from father to son as a name that said something about the family in a similar way to how the [[agnomen]] said somthing about the individual.
    
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