Their usual agnomen is said to be Servaikkaran, but the titles Muttiriyan, Ambalakkaran, Malavarayan, Mutarasan, and Vannian are also used.
The usual agnomen of Muttiriyans, on the other hand, is said to be Nayakkan (Naik).
Plutarch's time the cognomen or agnomen was most used.
He obtained the Agnomen of Numidicus for his services in the Jugurthine war.
Besides the agnomen some men had a cognomen, or strictly personal name, and some had two prenomens; so that it is not safe to take the middle of three names as the nomen for certain.
Latin authors to be registered under their nomens, except in those cases where the agnomen has been popularly adopted.
The second agnomen recalls the fact of his victory over the Carthaginians, while the addition of the word 'minor' distinguishes him from the former wearer of the same title.
The agnomen adoptivum indicates his transference by adoption from one gens to another.
He received the agnomen of Pius on account of the love which he displayed for his father, whom he begged the people to recall from banishment in 99.
The three castes have the agnomen Theva or god, and claim to be descendants of Thevan (Indra).
Their most commonagnomen is Koundan (or Kavandan).
The above list will hopefully give you a few useful examples demonstrating the appropriate usage of "agnomen" in a variety of sentences. We hope that you will now be able to make sentences using this word. Other words: cognomen; nickname; nomen
