- family name
- noun Date: 1699 surname 2
New Collegiate Dictionary. 2001.
family name
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family name — family .name n the name someone shares with all the members of their family = ↑surname, last name ↑last name … Dictionary of contemporary English
family name — family ,name noun count the part of your name that all the people in your family have: SURNAME, LAST NAME … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
family name — n. 1. SURNAME (sense 1) 2. a first or middle name that is or was a surname within the family, as the mother s maiden name … English World dictionary
family name — family names N COUNT Your family name is your surname … English dictionary
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Family name — Last name redirects here. For the song, see Last Name. Family name Frankenstein, an example of compound German family names which were typical for Jews (New Jewish Cemetery, Prague) A family name (in Western contexts often referred to as a last… … Wikipedia
family name — noun the name used to identify the members of a family (as distinguished from each member s given name) • Syn: ↑surname, ↑cognomen, ↑last name • Hypernyms: ↑name • Hyponyms: ↑maiden name * * * noun, pl … Useful english dictionary
family name — UK / US noun [countable] Word forms family name : singular family name plural family names the part of your name that all the people in your family have … English dictionary
Family name affixes — are a clue for family name etymology and determining ethnic origin of a person. This is a partial list of affixes.PrefixesDogra * A (Romanian) son of * ab (Welsh) son of * antune (Portuguese) Anthony * ap (Welsh) son of * abu (Arabic) father of… … Wikipedia
family name — 1. the hereditary surname of a family. 2. a given name frequently used in a family. [1690 1700] * * * … Universalium
family name — /fæmli ˈneɪm/ (say famlee naym) noun 1. the hereditary surname of a family. 2. a given name frequently used in a family …
