Family name
Family name noun - A name shared by members of a family.
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Synonyms for Family name
Nickname and family name are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Nickname" instead a noun phrase "Family name".
Nickname
Nickname noun - A descriptive or familiar name given instead of or in addition to the one belonging to an individual.
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Synonyms for Nickname
Family name and nickname are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Family name" instead a noun "Nickname".
Nearby Words: nicknamed, nicknaming
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Related pairs
- handle and family name
- handle and nickname
- style and family name
- style and nickname
- name and family name
- name and nickname
- denomination and family name
- denomination and nickname
- appellation and family name
- appellation and nickname
- label and family name
- label and nickname
- designation and family name
- designation and nickname
Both terms in one sentence
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An Ottoman bureaucrat would likely be referred to by a combination of his first name, his father's name/his nickname and his title, and not by any family name.
Source: Series / Downton Abbey - Using the normal Roman nomenclature, Maximus would be his given name, Decimus his family name, and Meridius perhaps a nickname given after a notable victory.
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Beat's family name is Bito, making "Beat" a nickname in and of itself.
Source: In-Series Nickname
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