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Definitions &Translations Surname(noun) a name or appellation which is added to, or over and above, the baptismal or Christian name, and becomes a family name. Surname(noun) an appellation added to the original name; an agnomen.
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maiden name maiden name. The definition of a maiden name is the surname or birth name a woman has before she marries and takes her husband's last name. An example of maiden name is Jones for a woman who was named Sarah Jones before she married and became Sarah Stein. maiden name.
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- LINK / CITE ADD TO WORD LIST. noun. The definition of a maiden name is the surname or birth name a woman has before she marries and takes her husband's last name. An example of maiden name is Jones for a woman who was named Sarah Jones before she married and became Sarah Stein.n example of maiden name is Jones for a woman who was named Sarah Jones before she married and became Sarah Stein.
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Origin of Surnames A surname's origin is influenced by the progenitor's social class and the culture they lived in. Those of higher social status often took surnames that are uncommon today; whereas people of lower social status often took what are today common surnames.
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- surname. 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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- Surnames, or last names, have been in existence since the 13th century. They were adopted as a means to distinguish people for tax purposes, but have become a way to identify people by their family, country of origin, and in some cases, religion. Genealogy websites, such as Ancestor Search, Ancestry.com, and Genealogy.com include search engines to find the origin and meaning of any last name in their database of surnames.
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Family Names A family name (in Western contexts often referred to as a surname or last name) is typically a part of a person's personal name which, according to law or custom, is passed or given to children from one or both of their parents' family names.ost Russian family names originated from patronymics, that is, father's name usually formed by adding the adjective suffix-ov(a) or-ev(a) . Contemporary patronymics, however, have a substantive suffix-ich for masculine and the adjective suffix-na for feminine.
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last name last name. noun. Tweet. : the name that comes at the end of someone's full name.ast name. noun. Tweet. : the name that comes at the end of someone's full name.
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- Your last name is your surname. It is passed down through the generations to connect the members of a family. Surnames are a recent development in our history and their use started as a means to distinguish between people with the same first name.urname Types. Surnames fall into four types depending on what they were derived from. 1  Some come from first name combined with son to show that the person was the son of a specific person, like Johnson, Peterson, or Richardson.
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surname 1. Also called: last name or second name a family name as opposed to a first or Christian name. 2. (formerly) a descriptive epithet attached to a person's name to denote a personal characteristic, profession, etc; nickname. vb. 3. (tr) to furnish with or call by a surname.. Also called: last name or second name a family name as opposed to a first or Christian name. 2. (formerly) a descriptive epithet attached to a person's name to denote a personal characteristic, profession, etc; nickname. vb. 3. (tr) to furnish with or call by a surname.
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Name Glossary Example: The Greeks. Family Name-the hereditary surname of a family. First Name-The first or given name given to you by your parents. Formal Name-The formal name is the full name -- prefix, first, middle, last and suffix as used on official documents.
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Surname, family name and last name Mr. last name or Miss last name. Although surname is generally understood as the last name, and used in titles, this is not necessarily so: Here's a definition of surname: a name added to a person's name, as one indicating a circumstance of birth or some characteristic or achievement; epithet.
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surname 1. Also called: last name or second name a family name as opposed to a first or Christian name. 2. (formerly) a descriptive epithet attached to a person's name to denote a personal characteristic, profession, etc; nickname. vb. 3. (tr) to furnish with or call by a surname.
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surname surname (third-person singular simple present surnames, present participle surnaming, simple past and past participle surnamed) To give a surname to. To call by a surname.
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Family name A family name (in Western contexts often referred to as a last name) is a type of surname and part of a person's name indicating the family to which the person belongs. The use of family names is widespread in cultures around the world.
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Family Surname Meanings A surname is basically the historical portion of an individual's name. The personal name consists of the given name, such as Tom or Rebecca, and then the surname (sometimes referred to as the family name), such as Ford or Jones.here are many elements that influence the formation of a surname and family surname meanings. Some of these elements include: 1  The last name of the mother or the father. 2  The geographical origin of the name holder.
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- Texas imposes sales tax on retail sales of taxable items in Texas. The state rate is. 6.25%. Various local sales taxes may be imposed in addition to this tax. The. maximum combined tax rate for local taxes may not exceed 2% at any location. Therefore, the maximum possible sales tax rate is 8.25%.
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surname sur•name. 1. the name that a person has in common with other family members, as distinguished from a 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 A family name (in Western contexts often referred to as a surname or last name) is typically a part of a person's personal name which, according to law or custom, is passed or given to children from one or both of their parents' family names.ssues of family name arise especially on the passing of a name to a new-born child, on the adoption of a common family name on marriage, on renouncing of a family name and on changing of a family name.
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Definitions &Translations A surname is a name added to a given name and is part of a personal name. In many cases, a surname is a family name and many dictionaries define surname as a synonym of family name.In the western hemisphere, it is commonly synonymous with last name, since it is usually placed at the end of a person's given name. surname is a name added to a given name and is part of a personal name. In many cases, a surname is a family name and many dictionaries define surname as a synonym of family name.
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last name : the name that comes at the end of someone's full name. See words that rhyme with last name Thesaurus: All synonyms and antonyms for last name Britannica English: Translation of last name for Arabic speakers Britannica.com: Encyclopedia article about last name.
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surname Dictionnaire anglais Collins English definition-Thesaurus. surname. n. 1 (Also called) last name, second name a family name as opposed to a first or Christian name. 2 (formerly) a descriptive epithet attached to a person's name to denote a personal characteristic, profession, etc.; nickname. vb. 3 tr to furnish with or call by a surname.
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- maiden name noun [C]. › A woman's ​maiden ​name is the ​family ​name she has before she gets ​married. (Definition of maiden name from the Cambridge Advanced Learner’s Dictionary & Thesaurus © Cambridge University Press).
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name n. 1. A name shared in common to identify the members of a family, as distinguished from each member's given name. Also called family name, last name. 2. A nickname or epithet added to a person's name.
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- In English—and in Western culture generally—a person usually goes by two names, referred to as first name and last name. The last name is the family name, or surname. For a child, this is almost always the same as the father's name. A woman who gets married has the option of taking her husband's last name, adding it after her own. That becomes her new last name, and her surname at birth is referred to as her maiden name.
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last name last name (plural last names) A surname. A last name is so called because it is in English written last, after the given names. However, in many other languages and cultures this name precedes the given name; in these cases, the terms surname or family name are more appropriate. family name, surname.