surname
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Is surname a Scrabble word?
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- Scrabble UK (SOWPODS) Yes
- Wordle No
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What is the meaning of surname?
Definition
noun (English)
1. (obsolete) Synonym of epithet, an additional name, particularly those derived from a birthplace, quality, or achievement.Examples: "Barsabas (whose syrname was Iustus)."; "My sirname is Peace-Maker, one that is but poorely regarded in England."; "To his sur-name Coriolanus longs more pride Then pitty to our Prayers."Synonyms: epithetobsolete
2. (obsolete) Synonym of nickname, an additional name given to a person, place, or thing, a byname.Examples: "I have before declared that Baal was the Sun, and Baal Peor, a sirname, from a particular place of his worship."Synonyms: nicknameobsolete
3. (Classical studies) The cognomen of Roman names.Classical-studies
4. (Scotland, obsolete) A clan.Scotlandobsolete
verb (English)
1. (transitive) To give a surname to.transitive
2. (transitive) To call by a surname.Examples: "“Lord,” said Sir Launcelot, “I am hight Launcelot, and am surnamed ‘He of the Lake.’”"transitive
Definition source: Wiktionary