monogram

Meaning

Noun

A design or motif composed of one or more letters, often intertwined, used as an identifying mark of an individual or institution; the letters are usually the initials of their names.

Verb

To mark something with a monogram.

Synonyms

cipher

name

Translations

monogramme

monogramma

monograma

Monogramm

monograma

monograma

monogram

monogram

monogrammieren

monogrammer

cifra

sigla

sigla

monogrammare

Etymology

Cognate with French: -

Cognate with Middle French: -

Cognate with Italian: monogramma

In summary

The noun derives from the post-Classical Latin monogrammum, itself from the Byzantine Greek μονόγραμμον (monógrammon); compare the French and Middle French monogramme, as well as the Italian monogramma. The verb derives from the noun; compare the earlier adjective monogrammed and the slightly earlier noun monogramming.