Surname and Term

Surname

Surname noun - A name shared by members of a family.

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Term and surname are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Term" instead the word "Surname" as a noun or a verb.

Term verb - To give a name to.

Usage example: the armed forces began a rescue mission termed Operation In and Out

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Surname and term are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Surname" instead the word "Term" as a noun or a verb.

Nearby Words: termless, termed, termer

old	old surname	old term
full	full surname	full term
exact	exact surname	exact term
better	better surname	better term
Other adjectives: similar, common, appropriate, original, legal, proper, single, popular, actual, real, new, official, different, generic, english.

In some cases the species name is used as a surname, but seems to be just a descriptive term, with a definite article, as in "Edd the Duck" or "Kermit the Frog."

Source: Species Surname
Her name points to this: Queenie (real name Victoria) referring to the royal family, and her surname, Bligh, to the slang term 'Blighty' for Britain.

Source: Literature / Small Island
The Pokémon Special manga character, surname Berlitz, is primarily referred to as Ojōsama (a term used to refer to the daughter of someone of high class).

Source: No Name Given / Anime and Manga

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