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| byname |
a surname or descriptive phrase following a name that identifies an individual but is not handed down to offspring. [1/2 definitions] |
| cognomen |
a last name; surname. [1/2 definitions] |
| family name |
a person's last name, as opposed to his or her given name; surname. |
| last name |
a surname. |
| maiden name |
a woman's surname before she is married. |
| miss2 |
(cap.) the traditional title of an unmarried woman, preceding the surname, and currently often replaced by "Ms.". [1/2 definitions] |
| Ms. |
a conventional title of courtesy often used before the surname of a single or married woman. |
| Reb |
(Yiddish) a Jewish title of respect used with the given name rather than the surname, roughly the equivalent of "Mister". |
| surname |
to provide with or call by a surname. [1/2 definitions] |
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