Nom, nym

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Nom, Nym:Name

By: Erin BrooksMr. Leslie’s Class

5th period

Nominate

To appoint to an office or position

Denomination

The act of naming

Cognomen

Nickname!

Surname, any name; esp. a nickname

Nom de plume

A pen name

Namesakes

Martin Luther King, Jr.

A person with the same name as another, esp. if named after

the other.

Renowned

To name, great fame or reputation.

Antonyms

A word that names the opposite

Surnames

The family name, last name

Synonymous

A word having the same or nearly the same meaning as

another in the same language.

Pseudonym

Billy-Bob-Joe!

A fictious name, esp. one assumed by author, pen

name.

Misnomer

Oops, sorry, wrong nameA wrong name

Anonymous

With no name

Nomenclature

The act or process or an instance of naming