Family name
Family name noun - A name shared by members of a family.
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Synonyms for Family name
Pseudonym and family name are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Pseudonym" instead a noun phrase "Family name".
Pseudonym
Pseudonym noun - A fictitious or assumed name.
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Synonyms for Pseudonym
Family name and pseudonym are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Family name" instead a noun "Pseudonym".
Nearby Word: pseudonymous
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Related pairs
- handle and family name
- handle and pseudonym
- name and family name
- name and pseudonym
- denomination and family name
- denomination and pseudonym
- appellation and family name
- appellation and pseudonym
- designation and family name
- designation and pseudonym
- nickname and family name
- nickname and pseudonym
- cognomen and family name
- cognomen and pseudonym
Both terms in one sentence
- His aristocratic family insisted that he used a pseudonym lest the fact that he works in an occupation as unsavoury as criminal investigation besmirch the family name.
Source: Shed the Family Name -
His aristocratic family insisted that he used a pseudonym lest the fact that he works in such an unsavoury business like criminal investigation besmirch the family name.
Source: Comic Strip / Nick Knatterton
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