surname

sur·name (sûr

)

1. 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.

2. A nickname or epithet added to a person's name.

tr.v. sur·named, sur·nam·ing, sur·names

To give a surname to.

[Middle English, partial translation of Old French surnom : sur-, sur- + nom, name.]

surname [ˈsɜːˌneɪm]

1. Also called last name second name a family name as opposed to a first or Christian name

2. (formerly) a descriptive epithet attached to a person's name to denote a personal characteristic, profession, etc.; nickname

(tr) to furnish with or call by a surname

[via Anglo-French from Old French surnom. See sur-¹, name]

surnamer n

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Noun

surname - the name used to identify the members of a family (as distinguished from each member's given name)

family name, last name, 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

surname

noun family name, last name, patronymic, matronymic She'd never known his surname.

Translations

surname [ˈsɜːneɪm]

A. N → apellido m

B. VT → apellidar

surname [ˈsɜː^rneɪm] n → nom m de famille

surname

n → Nachname m, → Familienname m; what is his surname? → wie heißt er mit Nachnamen?

surname [ˈsɜːˌneɪm] n → cognome m

surname

n surname [ˈsəːneim]

a person's family name The common way of addressing people is by their surnames, preceded by Mr, Mrs, Miss, Dr etc; Smith is a common British surname. van إسْم العائِلَه фамилия příjmení efternavn der Nachname επώνυμο apellido perekonnanimi نام خانوادگي sukunimi nom de famille שֵׁם מִשפָּחָה कुल नाम prezime vezetéknév nama keluarga eftirnafn cognome 姓 성 pavardė uzvārds nama keluarga achternaam etternavn nazwisko nome de família nume de familie фамилия priezvisko priimek prezime efternamn นามสกุล soyadı 姓 прізвище عرفیت، خاندانی نام họ 姓

surname → 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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Agnomination challis cognomen double-barrelled family name given name last name Mac- maiden name middle name nobiliary particle O'- père second name shanks's pony shinkin Sirname	Bob Glamour blows his nose, and Jonathan of the no surname is moved to do likewise, but lacking a pocket handkerchief abandons that outlet for his emotion. Our Mutual Friend by Dickens, Charles View in context They will have it his surname was Quixada or Quesada (for here there is some difference of opinion among the authors who write on the subject), although from reasonable conjectures it seems plain that he was called Quexana. Don Quixote by Cervantes, Miguel View in context It was generally conceived to be meant, of the Spanish fleet that came in '88: for that the king of Spain's surname, as they say, is Norway. The Essays by Bacon, Sir Francis View in context	Surinam toad Suriname Suriname River Surinamese Surinamese monetary unit Surintendant surjection Surlily surliness Surling Surloin surly Surmark Surmisable Surmisal surmise Surmiser Surmising Surmontil surmount surmountable Surmounted Surmounter surmullet Surmulot surname Surnia Surnia ulula Surnominal Suroxidate Suroxide surpass Surpassable surpassing surpassingly Surphul surplice Surplice fees Surpliced surplus surplus income surplus property surplus value surplusage surprint surprisal surprise surprise attack surprise dosage attack Surprise party surprised	surmise surmised surmised Surmiser surmises surmises surmising surmising Surmontil Surmontil surmount surmount surmount obstacles surmountable surmountable surmounted surmounted surmounted arch surmounted arch surmounter surmounter surmounting surmounting surmounts surmounts surmullet surmullets Surmulot SURN Surna surname Surname List Surname Tse Surname Unknown surnamed surnamed surnamed surnames surnames surnames Surnames, Morgan Surnames, Morgan Surnames, Morgan surnaming surnaming surnaming Surnay Surnia Surnia ulula Surnominal Suro SUROB SUROBS Surodex suroet SUROM SUROP Surovikino Suroxidate Suroxide Surozh, Sea of

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Agnomination
challis
cognomen
double-barrelled
family name
given name
last name
Mac-
maiden name
middle name
nobiliary particle
O'-
père
second name
shanks's pony
shinkin
Sirname

Bob Glamour blows his nose, and Jonathan of the no surname is moved to do likewise, but lacking a pocket handkerchief abandons that outlet for his emotion.

Our Mutual Friend by Dickens, Charles View in context

They will have it his surname was Quixada or Quesada (for here there is some difference of opinion among the authors who write on the subject), although from reasonable conjectures it seems plain that he was called Quexana.

Don Quixote by Cervantes, Miguel View in context

It was generally conceived to be meant, of the Spanish fleet that came in '88: for that the king of Spain's surname, as they say, is Norway.

The Essays by Bacon, Sir Francis View in context

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