surname
Part of speech: noun
verb
Morphological type: derivation
Etymology: Inherited from Middle English surname, a partial calque of Old French surnum, surnoun (“surname; nickname”) (whence Middle English surnoun), from Late Latin supernōmen, suprānōmen (“surname”), from super- (“over, above, beyond”) and nōmen (“name”), equivalent to sur- + name.
Base: name
Affixes: sur-
Inflected forms:
form: surnames
pos: noun
tags: plural
form: sirname
pos: noun
tags: alternative
form: sur-name
pos: noun
tags: alternative
obsolete
form: surnames
pos: verb
tags: present
singular
third-person
form: surnaming
pos: verb
tags: participle
present
form: surnamed
pos: verb
tags: participle
past
form: surnamed
pos: verb
tags: past
form: sirname
pos: verb
tags: alternative
form: sur-name
pos: verb
tags: alternative
obsolete
Senses:
gloss: The portion of a person's name that is generally hereditary or treated as an indicator of a person's family, which may be shared with other members of the family, or otherwise derived from their names in some fashion; distinguished from that person's given name(s).
pos: noun
examples: James is my first name, and Smith is my surname.
In late yeeres Surnames have beene given for Christian names among vs, and no where else in Christendom.
The Norman Conquest...brought with it the novelty of family nomenclature, that is to say, the use of hereditary surnames.
gloss: Synonym of epithet, an additional name, particularly those derived from a birthplace, quality, or achievement.
pos: noun
tags: obsolete
examples: Barsabas (whose syrname was Iustus).
My sirname is Peace-Maker, one that is but poorely regarded in England.
To his sur-name Coriolanus longs more pride
Then pitty to our Prayers.
gloss: Synonym of nickname, an additional name given to a person, place, or thing, a byname.
pos: noun
tags: obsolete
examples: I have before declared that Baal was the Sun, and Baal Peor, a sirname, from a particular place of his worship.
gloss: The cognomen of Roman names.
pos: noun
tags: Classical-studies
gloss: To give a surname to.
pos: verb
tags: transitive
gloss: To call by a surname.
pos: verb
tags: transitive
examples: “Lord,” said Sir Launcelot, “I am hight Launcelot, and am surnamed ‘He of the Lake.’”
The man, surnamed Hsieh (謝), was arrested in the city’s Jhonghe District (中和) on Friday afternoon, after investigators combed through surveillance video footage a day earlier, police said.
Synonyms: last name
byname
cognomen
family name
surname
to-name
Related words: aftername
aneponymous
surnameless
Wiktionary appendix of surnames
Derived words: occupational surname
surnameless
surnamey
surnominal
Translations:
lang: Afrikaans
word: van
lang: Albanian
word: mbiemër
lang: Arabic
word: لَقَب
roman: laqab
lang: Arabic
word: كُنْيَة
roman: kunya
lang: Arabic
word: اِسْم الْعَائِلَة
roman: ism al-ʕāʔila
lang: Arabic
word: كنوة
roman: kenwa
lang: Arabic
word: كْنيّة
roman: kniyya
lang: Assyrian Neo-Aramaic
word: ܟܘܼܢܵܝܵܐ
roman: kunnāyā
lang: Armenian
word: ազգանուն
roman: azganun
lang: Asturian
word: apellíu
lang: Azerbaijani
word: soyad
lang: Azerbaijani
word: familiya
lang: Bashkir
word: фамилия
roman: familiya
lang: Basque
word: abizen
lang: Basque
word: deitura
lang: Belarusian
word: про́звішча
roman: prózvišča
lang: Belarusian
word: про́зьвішча
roman: prózʹvišča
lang: Bengali
word: উপাধি
roman: upadhi
lang: Central Bikol
word: apelyido
lang: Breton
word: anv
lang: Breton
word: anv-familh
lang: Breton
word: anv-tiegezh
lang: Bulgarian
word: фами́лно и́ме
roman: famílno íme
lang: Bulgarian
word: фами́лия
roman: famílija
lang: Burmese
word: ရိုးရာအမည်
roman: rui:raa.many
lang: Carpathian Rusyn
word: пру́звище
roman: prúzvyšče
lang: Catalan
word: cognom
lang: Catalan
word: llinatge
lang: Chechen
word: фамили
roman: famili
lang: Chichewa
word: dzina la bambo
lang: Chinese Cantonese
word: 姓
lang: Chinese Cantonese
word: 姓氏
lang: Chinese
word: щин
roman: xin
lang: Eastern Min Chinese
word: 姓氏
roman: séng-sê
lang: Hakka Chinese
word: 姓
roman: siang
lang: Hakka Chinese
word: 姓氏
roman: siang-sṳ
lang: Chinese
word: 字姓
roman: zh-min-nan
lang: Chinese Mandarin
word: 姓
roman: xìng
lang: Chinese Mandarin
word: 姓氏
roman: xìngshì
lang: Wu Chinese
word: 姓
lang: Wu Chinese
word: 姓氏
roman: ⁵shin-zy
lang: Chuvash
word: хушамат
roman: huš̬amat
lang: Cornish
word: hanow
lang: Czech
word: příjmení
lang: Danish
word: efternavn
lang: Danish
word: familienavn
lang: Danish
word: slægtsnavn
lang: Dutch
word: achternaam
lang: Dutch
word: familienaam
lang: Esperanto
word: familia nomo
lang: Esperanto
word: familinomo
lang: Estonian
word: perekonnanimi
lang: Faroese
word: eftirnavn
lang: Faroese
word: ættarnavn
lang: Finnish
word: sukunimi
lang: French
word: nom
lang: French
word: patronyme
lang: French
word: nom de famille
lang: Galician
word: apelido
lang: Galician
word: alcuño
lang: Georgian
word: გვარი
roman: gvari
lang: German
word: Nachname
lang: German
word: Familienname
lang: Swabian
word: Familiename
lang: Greek
word: επώνυμο
roman: epónymo
lang: Greek
word: επίθετο
roman: epítheto
lang: Ancient Greek
word: ἐπωνύμιον
roman: epōnúmion
lang: Gujarati
word: અટક
roman: aṭak
lang: Gujarati
word: ઉપનામ
roman: upanām
lang: Hebrew
word: שֵׁם מִשׁפָּחָה
roman: shem mishpakhá
lang: Hindi
word: कुलनाम
roman: kulnām
lang: Hindi
word: कुल नाम
roman: kul nām
lang: Hindi
word: उपनाम
roman: upnām
lang: White Hmong
word: xeem
lang: Hungarian
word: vezetéknév
lang: Hungarian
word: családnév
lang: Icelandic
word: eftirnafn
lang: Icelandic
word: kenninafn
lang: Icelandic
word: ættarnafn
lang: Ido
word: surnomo
lang: Indonesian
word: marga
lang: Indonesian
word: nama keluarga
lang: Ingrian
word: sukunimi
lang: Ingrian
word: familia
lang: Interlingua
word: supernomine
lang: Interlingua
word: nomine de familia
lang: Interlingua
word: ultime nomine
lang: Irish
word: sloinne
lang: Italian
word: cognome
lang: Japanese
word: 姓
roman: sei
lang: Japanese
word: 名字
roman: myōji
lang: Japanese
word: 苗字
roman: myōji
lang: Javanese
word: jeneng pancer
lang: Kannada
word: ಉಪನಾಮ
roman: upanāma
lang: Kashmiri
word: کرٛام
roman: krām
lang: Kashubian
word: nôzwëskò
lang: Kazakh
word: тегі
roman: tegı
lang: Kazakh
word: ата-тек
roman: ata-tek
lang: Kazakh
word: фамилия
roman: familiä
lang: Kazakh
word: әулетесім
roman: äuletesım
lang: Khmer
word: នាមត្រកូល
roman: niəm trɑɑkoul
lang: Korean
word: 성
roman: seong
lang: Korean
word: 성씨
roman: seongssi
lang: Northern Kurdish
word: paşnav
lang: Northern Kurdish
word: leqeb
lang: Kyrgyz
word: фамилия
roman: familiya
lang: Kyrgyz
word: атанаама
roman: atanaama
lang: Kyrgyz
word: теги
roman: tegi
lang: Kyrgyz
word: уругат
roman: urugat
lang: Ladino
word: alkunya
lang: Lao
word: ຊື່ສະກຸນ
roman: sư̄ sa kun
lang: Lao
word: ນາມສະກຸນ
roman: nām sa kun
lang: Lao
word: ວົງວານ
roman: wong wān
lang: Lao
word: ວົງສະກຸນ
roman: wong sa kun
lang: Latin
word: cōgnōmen
lang: Latvian
word: uzvārds
lang: Lithuanian
word: pavardė
lang: Luxembourgish
word: Familljennumm
lang: Macedonian
word: презиме
roman: prezime
lang: Macedonian
word: пре́зиме
roman: prézime
lang: Malay
word: nama keluarga
lang: Malayalam
word: കുലനാമം
roman: kulanāmaṁ
lang: Maltese
word: kunjom
lang: Manchu
word: ᡥᠠᠯᠠ
roman: hala
lang: Manx
word: sliennoo
lang: Māori
word: ingoa whānau
lang: Marathi
word: आडनाव
roman: āḍnāv
lang: Eastern Mari
word: фамилий
roman: famiĺij
lang: Eastern Mari
word: ешлӱм
roman: ješlüm
lang: Middle English
word: surname
lang: Middle English
word: surnoun
lang: Middle English
word: toname
lang: Mongolian
word: овог нэр
roman: ovog ner
lang: Mongolian
word: овог
roman: ovog
lang: Mongolian
word: ᠣᠪᠤᠭ ᠨᠡᠷ᠎ᠡ
roman: obug ner-e
lang: Mongolian
word: ᠣᠪᠤᠭ
roman: obug
lang: Eastern Huasteca Nahuatl
word: tzonquīzcā
lang: Nepali
word: थर
roman: thar
lang: Norwegian Bokmål
word: navn
lang: Norwegian Bokmål
word: etternavn
lang: Norwegian Bokmål
word: familienavn
lang: Norwegian Bokmål
word: slektsnavn
lang: Norwegian Nynorsk
word: namn
lang: Norwegian Nynorsk
word: etternamn
lang: Norwegian Nynorsk
word: familienamn
lang: Norwegian Nynorsk
word: slektsnamn
lang: Occitan
word: nom d'ostal
lang: Occitan
word: nom de familha
lang: Odia
word: ଉପନାମ
roman: upanāma
lang: Old English
word: tōnama
lang: Ossetian
word: мыггаг
roman: myggag
lang: Pannonian Rusyn
word: презвиско
roman: prezvisko
lang: Pashto
word: لقب
roman: laqab
lang: Pashto
word: کورنی نوم
roman: koranay num
lang: Pashto
word: تخلص
roman: taxalos
lang: Iranian Persian
word: نامِ خانِوَادِگی
roman: nâm-e xânevâdegi
lang: Iranian Persian
word: اِسْمِ فامیل
roman: esm-e fâmil
lang: Iranian Persian
word: لَقَب
roman: laġab
lang: Polish
word: nazwisko
lang: Portuguese
word: sobrenome
lang: Portuguese
word: nome de família
lang: Portuguese
word: último nome
lang: Punjabi
word: ਉਪਨਾਮ
roman: upanām
lang: Romanian
word: nume de familie
lang: Romanian
word: patronim
lang: Romanian
word: nume patronimic
lang: Romanian
word: nume
lang: Russian
word: фами́лия
roman: famílija
lang: Northern Sami
word: sohkanamma
lang: Northern Sami
word: namma
lang: Northern Sami
word: goargu
lang: Skolt-Sami
word: famiʹljnõmm
lang: Scottish Gaelic
word: sloinneadh
lang: Serbo-Croatian
word: прѐзиме
lang: Serbo-Croatian
word: prèzime
lang: Sicilian
word: cugnomu
lang: Sinhalese
word: වාසගම
roman: wāsagama
lang: Slovak
word: priezvisko
lang: Slovene
word: priimek
lang: Upper Sorbian
word: swójbne mjeno
lang: Sotho
word: fane
lang: Sotho
word: difane
lang: Southern Altai
word: мамиле
roman: mamile
lang: Spanish
word: apellido
lang: Spanish
word: cognombre
lang: Spanish
word: apelativo
lang: Swahili
word: jina la ukoo
lang: Swedish
word: efternamn
lang: Swedish
word: familjenamn
lang: Tagalog
word: apelyido
lang: Tajik
word: фамилия
roman: familiya
lang: Tajik
word: номи хонаводагӣ
roman: nom-i xonavodagi
lang: Tajik
word: насаб
roman: nasab
lang: Tamil
word: குடும்பப்பெயர்
roman: kuṭumpappeyar
lang: Tatar
word: фамилия
roman: familiyä
lang: Telugu
word: ఇంటిపేరు
roman: iṇṭipēru
lang: Thai
word: นามสกุล
roman: naam-sà-gun
lang: Thai
word: แซ่
roman: sɛ̂ɛ
lang: Turkish
word: soyadı
lang: Turkish
word: soyad
lang: Turkish
word: soyisim
lang: Ottoman Turkish
word: لقب
roman: lakab
lang: Turkmen
word: familiýa
lang: Ukrainian
word: прі́звище
roman: prízvyšče
lang: Urdu
word: خانْدانی نام
roman: xāndānī nām
lang: Urdu
word: کُل نام
roman: kul nām
lang: Urdu
word: اُپ نام
roman: up nām
lang: Urdu
word: لَقَب
roman: laqab
lang: Uyghur
word: فامىلە
roman: famile
lang: Uzbek
word: familiya
lang: Uzbek
word: laqab
lang: Vietnamese
word: họ
lang: Vietnamese
word: tên họ
lang: Volapük
word: famülanem
lang: Walloon
word: no d' famile
lang: Welsh
word: cyfenw
lang: Xhosa
word: ifani
lang: Yakut
word: араспаанньа
roman: araspaanňa
lang: Yiddish
word: משפּחה־נאָמען
roman: mishpokhe-nomen
lang: Zulu
word: isibongo