Family name
Family name noun - A name shared by members of a family.
Usage example: many women today do not change their family name when they marry
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Synonyms for Family name
Surname is a synonym for family name. In some cases you can use "Surname" instead a noun phrase "Family name".
Surname
Surname noun - A name shared by members of a family.
Usage example: judging from your surname, I'd guess that your family is Italian
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Synonyms for Surname
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Related pairs
- handle and family name
- handle and surname
- name and family name
- name and surname
- denomination and family name
- denomination and surname
- appellation and family name
- appellation and surname
- designation and family name
- designation and surname
- nickname and family name
- nickname and surname
- cognomen and family name
- cognomen and surname
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Even when there's a last name, it is often also a given name (not a family name/surname).
Source: Only One Name - It might be ascribed to a family name or surname, but generally serves as a more general and subtle form of Theme Naming and Theme Initials.
Source: Letter Motif - Trill have a given name and family name like most human cultures, but joined Trill replace their surname with the name of The Symbiote.
Source: Fantastic Naming Convention
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