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Family name
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Noun
- 1 Synonym of surname: a name designating a person as a member of a family.
"In the Chinese name Mao Zedong, Mao is the family name and Zedong is the given name."
- 2 the name used to identify the members of a family (as distinguished from each member's given name) wordnet
- 3 A family’s honor or reputation.
"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."
- 4 A given name common within a family or given because of another family member. uncommon
"Yeah, we named her Mildred. It's an old family name. Don't worry, though. She also has four middle names to choose from."
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