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Synonyms for surname

Grammar : Noun
Spell : noun sur-neym; verb sur-neym, sur-neym
Phonetic Transcription : noun ˈsɜrˌneɪm; verb ˈsɜrˌneɪm, sɜrˈneɪm


Définition of surname

Origin :
  • early 14c., "name, title, or epithet added to a person's name," from sur "above" (see sur-) + name (n.); modeled on Anglo-French surnoun "surname" (early 14c.), variant of Old French surnom, from sur "over" + nom "name."
  • An Old English word for this was freonama, literally "free name." Meaning "family name" is first found late 14c. Hereditary surnames existed among Norman nobility in England in early 12c., among common people began to be used 13c., increasingly frequent until near universal by end of 14c. The process was later in the north of England than the south. The verb is attested from 1540s.
  • noun family name
Example sentences :
  • She had never known the surname, and on two of the cards "Ph." appeared.
  • Extract from : « The Spenders » by Harry Leon Wilson
  • The signature was extended in full, with the surname blackly underlined.
  • Extract from : « The Cavalier » by George Washington Cable
  • This is the surname of several renowned gastronomers of old Rome.
  • Extract from : « Cooking and Dining in Imperial Rome » by Apicius
  • They called him Anarchisto de Barcelona, as if it were his Christian name and surname.
  • Extract from : « A Set of Six » by Joseph Conrad
  • “Whatever your surname may be, it makes no difference to me,” was his reply.
  • Extract from : « The White Lie » by William Le Queux
  • Surname or nickname; but are there any philosophers at the court of France?
  • Extract from : « The Memoires of Casanova, Complete » by Jacques Casanova de Seingalt
  • His father liked Henry so well for a surname that he had him christened Henry, too.
  • Extract from : « The Boy Scout Treasure Hunters » by Charles Henry Lerrigo
  • They are distinguished by that of their tribe, or some other surname.
  • Extract from : « Perils and Captivity » by Charlotte-Adlade [ne Picard] Dard
  • He was known, then, to the master and mistress, this Giovanni with the Irish surname.
  • Extract from : « The Lure of the Mask » by Harold MacGrath
  • He was called Peter the Hermit because he was a hermit, and not, as some have maintained, because it was his surname.
  • Extract from : « Peter the Hermit » by Daniel A. Goodsell

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