surname

Meaning of surname

noun
  1. a hereditary name common to all members of a family, as distinct from a forename or given name.
    he changed his surname from Kaye to Kasmin
verb
  1. give a surname to.
    Eddie Penham, so aptly surnamed, had produced a hand-painted sign for us

Middle English: partial translation of Anglo-Norman French surnoun, suggested by medieval Latin supernomen .

Information about surname

  • The plural form of surname is: surnames.
  • Languages ​​in which surname is used:

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Hyphenation of surname

sur-name

  • It consists of 2 syllables and 7 chars.
  • surname is a word disyllabic because it has two syllables

surname synonyms

Meaning family name:

cognomen

Meaning a name derived from the name of a father or ancestor, e.g. Johnson, O'Brien, Ivanovich:

patronymic

Translation of surname

Anagrams of surname

Masuren, manures, murenas

Words that rhyme with surname

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