last name

Definitions

1. Synonym of surname, a person's family name.
2. Synonym of surname, a person's family name
3. The last element of a full name, particularly when it could also be given name in East Asian and other cultural traditions.
4. The last element of a full name, particularly when it could also be given name in East Asian and other cultural traditions

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Examples

“In a structure⟳ typical for East Asia cultures, last⟳ names are usually used as given names. It usually differentiates that person from the other members of a group (typically a family or clan) who have⟳ a common family name⟳”

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