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English

Pronunciation

  • , IPA: /ˈsɜː(r)neɪm/,


Etymology

From < , < {{term|super||over, above, beyond|lang=la}}) < base {{proto|Indo-European|uper|over}}, the comparative of the base {{proto|Indo-European|upo|under}}; + .

Noun

  1. A name that indicates to which family a person belongs, normally following that person’s given name(s) in Western culture, in English included, and preceding it in Eastern.


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Verb

  1. To give a surname.
  2. To call by a surname.


Translations

el:surname fr:surname io:surname it:surname hu:surname nl:surname ja:surname fi:surname ta:surname te:surname vi:surname zh:surname

GNU Project's publication of CIDE, the Collaborative International Dictionary of English Surname \Sur*name"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Surnamed; p. pr. &
vb. n. Surnaming.] [Cf. F. surnommer.]
To name or call by an appellation added to the original name;
to give a surname to.
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Another shall subscribe with his hand unto the Lord,
and surname himself by the name of Israel. --Isa. xliv.
5.
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And Simon he surnamed Peter. --Mark iii.
16.
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GNU Project's publication of CIDE, the Collaborative International Dictionary of English Surname \Sur"name`\, n. [Pref. sur + name; really a substitution
for OE. sournoun, from F. surnom. See Sur-, and Noun,
Name.]
1. A name or appellation which is added to, or over and
above, the baptismal or Christian name, and becomes a
family name.
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Note: Surnames originally designated occupation, estate,
place of residence, or some particular thing or event
that related to the person; thus, Edmund Ironsides;
Robert Smith, or the smith; William Turner. Surnames
are often also patronymics; as, John Johnson.
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2. An appellation added to the original name; an agnomen. "My
surname, Coriolanus." --Shak.
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Note: This word has been sometimes written sirname, as if it
signified sire-name, or the name derived from one's
father.
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WordNet surname
n : the name used to identify the members of a family (as
distinguished from each member's given name) [syn: {family
name}, cognomen, last name]
SURNAME. A name which is added to the christian name, and which, in modern times, have become family names. 2. They are called surnames, because originally they were written over the name in judicial writings and contracts. They were and are still used for the purpose of distinguishing persons of the same name. They were taken from something attached to the persons assuming them, as John Carpenter, Joseph Black, Samuel Little, &c. See Name.
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