Definition of surname

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Surnaming (p. pr. & vb. n.) of Surnam.

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Surnamed :: Surname (n.) An appellation added to the original name; an agnomen.
To-name :: To-name (n.) A name added, for the sake of distinction, to one's surname, or used instead of it..
Sirname :: Sirname (n.) See Surname.
Surnominal :: Surname (v. t.) To name or call by an appellation added to the original name; to give a surname to.
Cognomen :: Cognomen (n.) A surname.
Mirza :: Mirza (n.) The common title of honor in Persia, prefixed to the surname of an individual. When appended to the surname, it signifies Prince..
Surtax :: Surstyle (v. t.) To surname.
Surnaming :: Surnamed (imp. & p. p.) of Surnam.
Sufi :: Sufi (n.) A title or surname of the king of Persia.
Forename :: Forename (n.) A name that precedes the family name or surname; a first name.
Patronymic :: Patronymic (n.) A modification of the father's name borne by the son; a name derived from that of a parent or ancestor; as, Pelides, the son of Peleus; Johnson, the son of John; Macdonald, the son of Donald; Paulowitz, the son of Paul; also, the surname of a family; the family name..
Surname :: Surname (n.) A name or appellation which is added to, or over and above, the baptismal or Christian name, and becomes a family name..
Suroxidate :: Surnominal (a.) Of or pertaining to a surname or surnames.
Cognomination :: Cognomination (n.) A cognomen or surname.
Buddhism :: Buddhism (n.) The religion based upon the doctrine originally taught by the Hindoo sage Gautama Siddartha, surnamed Buddha, the awakened or enlightened, in the sixth century b. c., and adopted as a religion by the greater part of the inhabitants of Central and Eastern Asia and the Indian Islands. Buddha's teaching is believed to have been atheistic; yet it was characterized by elevated humanity and morality. It presents release from existence (a beatific enfranchisement, Nirvana) as the greatest
Spinster :: Spinster (n.) An unmarried or single woman; -- used in legal proceedings as a title, or addition to the surname..
Clan :: Clan (n.) A tribe or collection of families, united under a chieftain, regarded as having the same common ancestor, and bearing the same surname; as, the clan of Macdonald..
Agnomination :: Agnomination (n.) A surname.
Cognominal :: Cognominal (a.) Of or pertaining to a cognomen; of the nature of a surname.
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