surnames

Meaning of surnames

plural 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, 3rd person present
  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 surnames

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

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Hyphenation of surnames

sur-names

  • It consists of 2 syllables and 8 chars.
  • surnames is a word disyllabic because it has two syllables

surnames synonyms

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

patronymic

Words that rhyme with surnames

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