Last name
Last name noun - A name shared by members of a family.
Usage example: please write your first name, middle initial, and last name at the top of the form
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Synonyms for Last name
Maiden name and last name are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Maiden name" instead a noun phrase "Last name".
Maiden name
Maiden name noun - A woman's surname before marriage.
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Synonyms for Maiden name
Last name and maiden name are semantically related. You can use "Last name" instead a noun phrase "Maiden name".
Mutual synonyms
Related pairs
- name and last name
- name and maiden name
- appellation and last name
- appellation and maiden name
- designation and last name
- designation and maiden name
- cognomen and last name
- cognomen and maiden name
- epithet and last name
- epithet and maiden name
- given name and last name
- given name and maiden name
- moniker and last name
- moniker and maiden name
Both terms in one sentence
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Yui's maiden name was similarly changed from Ikari to Ayanami.note Gendo took Yui's last name in the original continuity.
Source: Anime / Rebuild of Evangelion -
Tomboyish Name: Shirley's character is named Lloyd Sherman, after the Colonel's last name (and her mother's maiden name)
Source: Film / The Little Colonel - Paul Stenbeck from As the World Turns changed his last name to Ryan (his Mom's maiden name) to distance himself from his villianous father James.
Source: Shed the Family Name
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