e/Surname

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has glosseng: A surname is a name added to a given name and is part of a personal name. In many cases a surname is a family name; the family-name meaning first appeared in 1375. Many dictionaries define "surname" as a synonym of "family name". It is also known as a "last name". In some cultures, the surname may be a patronymic or matronymic. Some cultures, for example the Burmese, large population of South Indians and some Javanese, do not use surnames.
lexicalizationeng: surname
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Word: (case sensitive)
Language: (ISO 639-3 code, e.g. "eng" for English)


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