'Oh, Lord kens that; we dinna mind folk's afternames muckle here, they run sae muckle into clans.'
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Aftername
Synonyms for "aftername"
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Not only did the saints have all these afternames but the heroes and ancestors had twice as many of an identical pattern. And soon I observed that the first names were composed of the same elements as the afternames.
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In England, in the Middle Ages, an individual sometimes used alternative afternames, that of his place of residence, his trade, or that of his master instead of that of his father.
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'Now is Dog the first name you have or the aftername?'
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