Surname

  • 11surname — [[t]sɜ͟ː(r)neɪm[/t]] surnames N COUNT Your surname is the name that you share with other members of your family. In English speaking countries and many other countries it is your last name. She d never known his surname... The majority of British …

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  • 12surname — 1. noun /ˈsɜː(r)neɪm/ 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. Syn: family name, last name, to name 2 …

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  • 13surname */ — UK [ˈsɜː(r)ˌneɪm] / US [ˈsɜrˌneɪm] noun [countable] Word forms surname : singular surname plural surnames the name that you share with other members of your family. In English it is the last part of your full name …

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  • 14surname — sur•name [[t]ˈsɜrˌneɪm[/t]] v. [[t]also sɜrˈneɪm[/t]] n. v. named, nam•ing 1) the name that a person has in common with other family members, as distinguished from a given name; family name 2) a name added to a person s name, as one indicating a… …

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  • 15surname — /ˈsɜneɪm / (say sernaym) noun 1. the name which a person has in common with the other members of his or her family, as distinguished from a Christian or first name; family name; last name. 2. a name added to a person s name or names, as from… …

  • 16surname — n. & v. n. 1 a hereditary name common to all members of a family, as distinct from a Christian or first name. 2 archaic an additional descriptive or allusive name attached to a person, sometimes becoming hereditary. v.tr. 1 give a surname to. 2… …

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  • 17surname — I. noun Date: 14th century 1. an added name derived from occupation or other circumstance ; nickname 1 2. the name borne in common by members of a family II. transitive verb Date: 15th century to give a surname to …

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  • 18surname — sur·name || sÉœrneɪm / sɜː n. name that is shared by members of a family, family name, last name v. give a surname to …

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  • 19surname — noun 1》 a hereditary name common to all members of a family, as distinct from a forename. 2》 archaic a descriptive or allusive name, title, or epithet added to a person s name. verb give a surname to. Origin ME: partial translation of Anglo… …

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  • 20surname — noun his real surname is MacNeil Syn: family name, last name; patronymic …

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