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English word surname comes from Latin super- (Super-; over, above.), Latin nomen, French nom (A name, especially a last name or family name.. A noun.)

super- (Latin)

Super-; over, above.

nomen (Latin)

(grammar) noun (i.e. substantive, adjective, pronoun, article or numeral). In particular, the middle name of a three-part free man's Latin name which distinguished one gens from another. Name, appellation. Title.

nom (French)

A name, especially a last name or family name.. A noun.

supernōmen, suprānōmen (Late Latin)

surnoun (Old French)

(Anglo-Norman) additional name. (Anglo-Norman) nickname.

surnom (French)

Nickname (familiar, invented given name).

surname (English)

(Classical studies) The cognomen of Roman names.. (Scottish, obsolete) A clan.. (obsolete) An additional name given to a person, place, or thing; a byname or nickname.. (obsolete) An additional name, particularly those derived from a birthplace, quality, or achievement; an epithet.. The name a person shares with other members of that person's family, distinguished from that person's given [...]

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