surnoun

Middle English

/surˈnuːn/

noun

Definitions

epithet, nickname
surname, family name
alias, appellation

Etymology

Borrowed from Old French surnoun derived from Latin supernōmen, suprānōmen affix from Middle English noun.

Origin

Middle English

noun

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Distribution of cognates by language

Geogrpahic distribution of cognates

Cognates and derived terms

noun English
surname English
surnameless English
surnamey English
supernōmen, suprānōmen Latin
noun Middle English
surname Middle English
surnoun Old French
surnum Old French
noun xno

noun
surname