family name

Definitions

1. Synonym of surname: a name designating a person as a member of a family.
2. A family’s honor or reputation.
3. A given name common within a family or given because of another family member.
   uncommon

Equivalents

13 more languages

Češtinapříjmení

Ελληνικάεπώνυμομεγάλο όνομα

Suomisukunimi

Galegoapelido

עבריתשם משפחה

हिन्दीउपनामकुलनाम

Bahasa Indonesiamarga

한국어본관성씨

Kurdîho

Latviešuuzvārds

Svenskaefternamn

Українськафамілія

Tiếng Việthọtên họ

Examples

“In the Chinese name⟳ Mao Zedong, Mao is the family name⟳ and Zedong is the given name⟳.”

“He says, however, that he is sure he is happier, even in this situation, than are some of his cousins at this instant, who are struggling in poverty to be genteel, or to keep⟳ up a family name⟳, and he would not change⟳ places with those who are in a state of idle and opprobrious dependance.”

“A certain worthy individual, Udalrich, Count⟳ of Auffemried and Bishop of Bamberg, who lived some three or four centuries ago, was equally bent upon raising his family name⟳ as high as possible, and upon providing as liberally for the younger branches of his race⟳ as for its head.”

“I’m talking about that actor you’ve been running around with all over town. You’re going to ruin the family name⟳!”

“Yeah, we named her Mildred. It's an old family name⟳. Don't worry⟳, though. She also has four middle names to choose⟳ from.”

“He had the name⟳ of Jeremy given to him, because Jeremiah, as his father said, was a family name⟳; and there was an advantage in curtailing a syllable, and in shewing a preference towards the names of the New Testament over those of the old.”

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