surnaming

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A form of surname — The portion of a person's name that is generally hereditary or treated as an indicator of a person's family, which may be shared with other members of the family, or otherwise derived from their names in some fashion; distinguished from that person's given name(s).

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Meanings

verb
  1. gerundparticiplepresentpresent participle and gerund of surname
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APA

surnaming. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/surnaming

MLA

“surnaming.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/surnaming. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “surnaming,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/surnaming.

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