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Sirname

noun, verb

Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    Archaic spelling of surname. alt-of, archaic

    "Fair Helen's sirname, therefore, depends upon the period at which she lived, which it is now impossible to ascertain."

Verb
  1. 1
    Archaic spelling of surname. alt-of, archaic

Etymology

Etymology 1

Possibly influenced by erroneous analysis as sire-name (per Brewer's 1877 Errors of Speech and of Spelling).

Etymology 2

Possibly influenced by erroneous analysis as sire-name (per Brewer's 1877 Errors of Speech and of Spelling).

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