What does "surname" mean?
Surname: An appellation added to the original name; an agnomen. "My surname, Coriolanus." Shak. Note: This word has been sometimes written sirname, as if it signified sire-name, or the name derived from one's father.
Additional senses
- 2.To name or call by an appellation added to the original name; to give a surname to. Another shall subscribe with his hand unto the Lord, and surname himself by the name of Israel. Isa. xliv.
- 3.And Simon he surnamed Peter. Mark iii. 16.
Sources
- Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913 edition (public domain, via GCIDE / Project Gutenberg).
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