Family name
Family name noun - A name shared by members of a family.
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Synonyms for Family name
Matronymic and family name are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Matronymic" instead a noun phrase "Family name".
Matronymic
Matronymic noun - A name derived from the name of your mother or a maternal ancestor.
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Synonyms for Matronymic
Family name and matronymic are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Family name" instead a noun "Matronymic".
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Related pairs
- handle and family name
- handle and matronymic
- name and family name
- name and matronymic
- denomination and family name
- denomination and matronymic
- appellation and family name
- appellation and matronymic
- designation and family name
- designation and matronymic
- flag and family name
- flag and matronymic
- nickname and family name
- nickname and matronymic
Both terms in one sentence
- Burmese names are generally simpler than their Western counterparts, using only given names with no family name, patronymic or matronymic.
Source: Name Order Confusion - Additionally, the Nietzscheans have, in order: a given name, a family name, a clan name, a matronymic, and a patronymic, resulting in names like "Tyr Anasazi of Kodiak Pride, out of Victoria by Barbarossa".
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