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family name
n.
See surname.
family name
n
1. a surname, esp when regarded as representing the family honour
2. a first or middle name frequently used in a family, often originally a surname
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Noun1.family name - the name used to identify the members of a family (as distinguished from each member's given name)
last name, surname, cognomen
name - a language unit by which a person or thing is known; "his name really is George Washington"; "those are two names for the same thing"
maiden name - a woman's surname before marriage
Translations
family name → لقب příjmení efternavn Nachname επίθετο apellido sukunimi nom de famille prezime cognome 姓 성 achternaam etternavn nazwisko apelido, sobrenome фамилия efternamn นามสกุล soyadı họ 姓氏
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The family of Clan Chief Mumxow Ol Sewidi participated in over 50 dances that demonstrated his Clan's origins, history and lineage in the Ceqqa (Cedar Bark Ceremony) and the Dwa'willaka (Peace Dances); with more than 150 family members being given ancestral names.
Passing the talking stick to the next generation by Recalma-Clutesi, Kim / Windspeaker
I am enclosing a partial list of ancestral names which are closely connected with this area.
Ministering to the Anglicans of the Fourth Town (Adolphustown, ... by Andrews, R.J.; Bedbrook, R.A. / The Loyalist Gazette
This data base includes more than 103,000 surnames sent in by 7,200 participants worldwide and provides a way to research ancestral names and to contact the person who submitted them - possibly a living relative.
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