a surname, esp when regarded as representing the family honour
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fam′ily name′,
- the hereditary surname of a family.
- a given name frequently used in a family.
- 1690–1700
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'family name' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):
Anthony
- Barmecide
- Bruce
- Caesar
- Capulet
- Christian name
- Claude
- Claudia
- Cornelius
- Craig
- De Witt
- Emil
- Huntington
- Julius
- Mario
- Milton
- Montague
- Morton
- Neville
- Norton
- Palaeologus
- Sesshu
- amygdalaceous
- anacardiaceous
- aurelia
- boraginaceous
- brassicaceous
- chenopodiaceous
- clyde
- cognomen
- dauphin
- dean
- forename
- given name
- ilk
- loliginid
- lycosid
- lygaeid
- machilid
- married
- musaceous
- mustelid
- myrtaceous
- name
- nereid
- newton
- orchid
- orobanchaceous
- patronymic
- polemoniaceous