Surname Definition
surname
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Pronunciation
Etymology
From Middle English, from Old French sour-, sur-, from Latin super (“over, above, beyond”), from base Proto-Indo-European *uper (“over”), the comparative of the base Proto-Indo-European *upo (“under”); sur- + name.
Noun
surname (plural surnames)
- 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.
Synonyms
- family name, last name, to-name
- See also Wikisaurus:surname
See also
- adoption name
- bride’s name
- Christian name
- cognomen
- confirmation name
- first name
- forename
- given name
- maiden name
- matronym
- middle name
- nickname
- patronym
- personal name
- Wikipedia article on name changes
- Wiktionary appendix of surnames
Verb
surname (third-person singular simple present surnames, present participle surnaming, simple past and past participle surnamed)
- To give a surname.
- To call by a surname.
Translations
to give a surname
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A surname is a name added to a given name and is part of a personal name. In many cases, a surname is a family name. Many dictionaries define "surname" as a synonym of "family name". In some Western world countries, it is commonly called "last name". In all Western countries in North and South America as well as Europe, a surname is placed at the end of a person's given name. In Spain and most Spanish-speaking countries, two last names or surnames are used. One notable exception on the order is in Hungary, where, just like in China, Korea (성씨), Japan and in many other East Asian countries, the family name is placed before a person's given name.