surname

UK:*UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/ˈsɜːrneɪm/

US:USA pronunciation: IPAUSA pronunciation: IPA/ˈsɝˌneɪm/

US:USA pronunciation: respellingUSA pronunciation: respelling(n. sûr′nām′; v. sûr′nām′, sûr nām′)


Inflections of 'surname' (v): (⇒ conjugate)
surnames
v 3rd person singular
surnaming
v pres p
surnamed
v past
surnamed
v past p
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Principal Translations
InglésEspañol
surname n (last name)apellido nm
 So your first name is John and your surname is Smith; is that right?
 Tu nombre es John y tu apellido Smith, ¿es correcto?
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Additional Translations
InglésEspañol
surname [sb]⇒ vtr (give surname to)dar el apellido a loc verb
 The Icelanders' way of surnaming their children is different from ours in Britain.
 La manera en la que los islandeses dan el apellido a sus hijos es distinta de la manera británica.
surname [sb] vtr (address by surname)llamar a alguien por el apellido loc verb
 Quit surnaming me. I answer to John, not Smith!
 Deja de llamarme por el apellido, ¡llámame John, no Smith!
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'surname' aparece también en las siguientes entradas:
In the English description:
family name - hyphenated - last name - maiden name - married name - name
Spanish:
apellido - apelativo - apellidar - apellido compuesto - apellido de casada - dar apellido a alguien - segundo apellido

Collocations: a surname directory, what is your surname?, [Jones, Smith] is my surname, more...

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