surname

surname is a 7-letter English word with 4 senses as noun and transitive verb in the JumbleFix dictionary. One common meaning is: A name or appellation which is added to, or over and above, the baptismal or Christian name, and becomes a family name. Face value is 9 in Scrabble and 12 in Words With Friends. Use the entries below when you need a playable sense, a nearby word, or another arrangement of the same letters.

7 letters · Scrabble 9 · Words With Friends 12 · 4 senses

Definitions

1. noun. A name or appellation which is added to, or over and above, the baptismal or Christian name, and becomes a family name.
2. noun. An appellation added to the original name; an agnomen.
3. transitive verb. To name or call by an appellation added to the original name; to give a surname to.
4. noun. the name used to identify the members of a family (as distinguished from each member's given name)

   Synonyms: cognomen

Synonyms

cognomen

Anagrams

Other playable words that use exactly the letters in surname:

manures

Common word forms

surnamed, surnamer, surnames, surnaming

Words from these letters

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