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sur·name 
Audio Help [n. sur-neym; v. sur-neym, sur-neym] Pronunciation Key noun, verb, -named, -nam·ing.
Audio Help [n. sur-neym; v. sur-neym, sur-neym] Pronunciation Key noun, verb, -named, -nam·ing. –noun
–verb (used with object)
| 1. | the name that a person has in common with other family members, as distinguished from a Christian name or given name; family name. |
| 2. | a name added to a person's name, as one indicating a circumstance of birth or some characteristic or achievement; epithet. |
| 3. | to give a surname to; call by a surname. |
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Surname
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n.
tr.v. sur·named, sur·nam·ing, sur·names To give a surname to. [Middle English, partial translation of Old French surnom : sur-, sur- + nom, name.] |
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surname
c.1330, "name, title, or epithet added to a person's name," from sur "above" + name; modeled on Anglo-Fr. surnoun "surname" (c.1325), variant of O.Fr. surnom, from sur "over" + nom "name." Meaning "family name" is first found 1375. 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 1548.
| Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper |
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| the name used to identify the members of a family (as distinguished from each member's given name) |
| WordNet® 3.0, © 2006 by Princeton University. |
surname [ˈsəːneim] noun
a person's family name
Example: The common way of addressing people is by their surnames, preceded by Mr, Mrs, Miss, Dr etc; Smith is a common British surname.
Example: The common way of addressing people is by their surnames, preceded by Mr, Mrs, Miss, Dr etc; Smith is a common British surname.
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surname
Giv"en\, p. p. & a. from Give, v. 1. (Math. & Logic) Granted; assumed; supposed to be known; set forth as a known quantity, relation, or premise. 2. Disposed; inclined; -- used with an adv.; as, virtuously given. --Shak. 3. Stated; fixed; as, in a given time. Given name, the Christian name, or name given by one's parents or guardians, as distinguished from the surname, which is inherited. [Colloq.]| Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary, © 1996, 1998 MICRA, Inc. |
surname
Name\, n. [AS. nama; akin to D. naam, OS. & OHG. namo, G. name, Icel. nafn, for namn, Dan. navn, Sw. namn, Goth. nam[=o], L. nomen (perh. influenced by noscere, gnoscere, to learn to know), Gr. 'o`mona, Scr. n[=a]man. [root]267. Cf. Anonymous, Ignominy, Misnomer, Nominal, Noun.]1. The title by which any person or thing is known or designated; a distinctive specific appellation, whether of an individual or a class. Whatsoever Adam called every living creature, that was the name thereof. --Gen. ii. 19. What's in a name? That which we call a rose By any other name would smell as sweet. --Shak. 2. A descriptive or qualifying appellation given to a person or thing, on account of a character or acts. His name shall be called Wonderful, Counsellor, The mighty God, The everlasting Father, The Prince of Peace. --Is. ix. 6. 3. Reputed character; reputation, good or bad; estimation; fame; especially, illustrious character or fame; honorable estimation; distinction. What men of name resort to him? --Shak. Far above . . . every name that is named, not only in this world, but also in that which is to come. --Eph. i. 21. I will get me a name and honor in the kingdom. --1 Macc. iii. 14. He hath brought up an evil name upon a virgin. --Deut. xxii. 19. The king's army . . . had left no good name behind. --Clarendon. 4. Those of a certain name; a race; a family. The ministers of the republic, mortal enemies of his name, came every day to pay their feigned civilities. --Motley. 5. A person, an individual. [Poetic] They list with women each degenerate name. --Dryden. Christian name. (a) The name a person receives at baptism, as distinguished from surname; baptismal name. (b) A given name, whether received at baptism or not. Given name. See under Given. In name, in profession, or by title only; not in reality; as, a friend in name. In the name of. (a) In behalf of; by the authority of. " I charge you in the duke's name to obey me." --Shak. (b) In the represented or assumed character of. "I'll to him again in name of Brook." --Shak. Name plate, a plate as of metal, glass, etc., having a name upon it, as a sign; a doorplate. Pen name, a name assumed by an author; a pseudonym or nom de plume. --Bayard Taylor. Proper name (Gram.), a name applied to a particular person, place, or thing. To call names, to apply opprobrious epithets to; to call by reproachful appellations. To take a name in vain, to use a name lightly or profanely; to use a name in making flippant or dishonest oaths. --Ex. xx. 7. Syn: Appellation; title; designation; cognomen; denomination; epithet. Usage: Name, Appellation, Title, Denomination. Name is generic, denoting that combination of sounds or letters by which a person or thing is known and distinguished. Appellation, although sometimes put for name simply, denotes, more properly, a descriptive term, used by way of marking some individual peculiarity or characteristic; as, Charles the Bold, Philip the Stammerer. A title is a term employed to point out one's rank, office, etc.; as, the Duke of Bedford, Paul the Apostle, etc. Denomination is to particular bodies what appellation is to individuals; thus, the church of Christ is divided into different denominations, as Congregationalists, Episcopalians, Presbyterians, etc.| Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary, © 1996, 1998 MICRA, Inc. |
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