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Answer for the clue "Name tag? ", 7 letters:
agnomen

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Wikipedia Word definitions in Wikipedia
An agnomen (; plural: agnomina ), in the Roman naming convention , was a nickname , just as the cognomen was initially. However, the cognomina eventually became family names, so agnomina were needed to distinguish between similarly named persons. However, ...

The Collaborative International Dictionary Word definitions in The Collaborative International Dictionary
Name \Name\ (n[=a]m), n. [AS. nama; akin to D. naam, OS. & OHG. namo, G. name, Icel. nafn, for namn, Dan. navn, Sw. namn, Goth. nam[=o], L. nomen (perh. influenced by noscere, gnoscere, to learn to know), Gr. 'o`mona, Scr. n[=a]man. [root]267. Cf. ...

Wiktionary Word definitions in Wiktionary
n. An additional cognomen given, as an honour, to a Roman citizen.

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Note: Gibbonus secundum habet pro numero, quod tamen est viri agnomen Wagner, nota in loc.