Sirname

noun, verb

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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

Synonyms

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cognomenfamily namelast nameepithetepithetfamily name

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

Etymology

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

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