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surname Definition


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surname
noun
    1. A family name or last name, as opposed to a forename or Christian name. Also called last name.
verb surnamed, surnaming
    1. To give a specified last name.
    2. To be called by a specified last name.
Etymology: 14c: from sur- + name 1, modelled on French surnom.



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