family name

Noun

Meaning

the name used to identify the members of a family (as distinguished from each member's given name)

Source: WordNet

Synonyms

surname last name cognomen name handle designation denomination epithet appellation patronymic forename moniker sobriquet byname appellative

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Antonyms

first name given name true name rights street name

Hypernyms

name

Hyponyms

maiden name

Examples

After receiving 27,000 entries, one was selected that additionally resulted in a change of its moniker to "Toyota" from the family name "Toyoda". Source: Internet

A grateful Martok would later invite Worf (who had earlier been stripped of his family name by Gowron) to join Martok's house. Source: Internet

Albert was probably born in Lauingen (now in Bavaria ), since he called himself 'Albert of Lauingen', but this might simply be a family name. Source: Internet

All their offspring carry the mother's family name. Source: Internet

Altman's ancestry was German, English and Irish; citation citation his paternal grandfather, Frank Altman, Sr., anglicized the spelling of the family name from "Altmann" to "Altman". Source: Internet

A man who had no sons to inherit his property and preserve his family name would adopt one of the younger sons from another family. Source: Internet

Close letter words and terms

family Myxophyceae family Naiadaceae family Najadaceae family Naticidae family Nautilidae family Nepenthaceae