First names and Surnames

Opposite meaning terms

Definitions of First names not found.

Surnames is an antonym for first names.

Definitions of First names not found.

First names is an antonym for surnames.

There's no real problem in using honorifics instead of surnames or first names: while the last choice is less polite than the others, it certainly isn't that much of a deal.

Source: First Name Basis / Real Life
Orcs have orcish first names and surnames, and the surname gets the prefix "gro-" for male orcs, "gra-" for females. E.g.

Source: Fantastic Naming Convention
Both "Inoue" and "Sato" are popular Japanese surnames which are very, very, rarely used as first names, so yes, Inoue Sato has a name composed by two surnames.

Source: Literature / The Lost Symbol

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