Surname

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The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
  • n. A name shared in common to identify the members of a family, as distinguished from each member's given name. Also called family name, last name.
  • n. A nickname or epithet added to a person's name.
  • v. To give a surname to.
    • Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
  • n. A name that indicates to which family a person belongs, normally following that person’s given name(s) in Western culture, and preceding it in Eastern.
  • v. To give a surname.
  • v. To call by a surname.
    • the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
  • n. A name or appellation which is added to, or over and above, the baptismal or Christian name, and becomes a family name.
  • n. An appellation added to the original name; an agnomen.
  • v. To name or call by an appellation added to the original name; to give a surname to.
    • The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
  • n. An additional name, frequently descriptive, as in Harold Harefoot; specifically, a name or appellation added to the baptismal or Christian name, and becoming a family name. See to-name.
  • To name or call by an additional name; give a surname to. See name.
    • WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
  • n. the name used to identify the members of a family (as distinguished from each member's given name)
    • Verb Form
    surnamed    surnames    surnaming   
    Hypernym
    Words that are more generic or abstract
    name   
    Hyponym
    maiden name   
    Form
    surnamed    surnaming   
    Synonym
    Words with the same meaning
    agnomen    family name    last name    to-name   
     
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