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surnamenounThe portion of a person's name that is generally hereditary or treated as an indicator of a person's family, which may be shared with other members of the family, or otherwise derived from their names in some fashion; distinguished from that person's given name(s).
sirnamenounArchaic spelling of surname. [The portion of a person's name that is generally hereditary or treated as an indicator of a person's family, which may be shared with other members of the family, or otherwise derived from their names in some fashion; distinguished from that person's given name(s).]
forenamenounA name that precedes the surname.
namesakenounA person with the same name as another.
subnamenounA secondary or subsidiary name.
anthroponymnounThe name of a person, especially a surname.
ancestral namenounA surname, particularly used in contexts where other surnames (such as patronymics or clan names) need to be distinguished
personnounAn individual who has been granted personhood; usually a human being.
to-namenounA name in addition to the forename and surname of an individual.
family namenounSynonym of surname: a name designating a person as a member of a family.
last namenounSynonym of surname, a person's family name.
personsnounA surname originating as a patronymic.
afternamenounA designation which comes after a name, similar to, yet not necessarily equivalent to one's last name
neighbornounA surname from Middle English.
namenounAny nounal word or phrase which indicates a particular person, place, class, or thing.
bearernounOne who, or that which, bears, sustains, or carries.
folk namenounA name used in common parlance as opposed to an official name.
cognomennoun(historical) A personal epithet or clan name added to the given name and family name of Ancient Romans.
cognominalnounA name (sometimes especially one's cognomen or family name).
nearverbPhysically close.

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