Surnames

Q: What is a synonym for "surnames"?

Common synonyms include: anonymized naming, bestow a surname, family name, family name tradition, index by surname, label with surname.

noun, verb

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Noun

1
plural of surname form-of, plural

Verb

1
third-person singular simple present indicative of surname form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person

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anonymized naming bestow a surname family name family name tradition index by surname label with surname

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forename forename usage forenames given name

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"The creations of a great writer are little more than the moods and passions of his own heart, given surnames and Christian names, and sent to walk the earth."

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