family name
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family name
n.
See surname.
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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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fam′ily name`
n.
the hereditary surname of a family.
[1690–1700]
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| Noun | 1. | family name - the name used to identify the members of a family (as distinguished from each member's given name) 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 |
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Translations
příjmení
efternavn
sukunimi
prezime
családnév
姓
성
priimek
efternamn
นามสกุล
họ
family name
→ لَقَب 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Multilingual Translator © HarperCollins Publishers 2009