surname

අමතර අවධානයට: sur-name

English

Alternative forms

• sirname (archaic)
• sur-name (obsolete)

Etymology

From Middle English surname, a partial calque of Old French surnum, surnoun (“surname; nickname”) (whence Middle English surnoun), from Late Latin supernōmen, suprānōmen (“surname”), from super- (“over, above, beyond”) and nōmen (“name”), equivalent to sur- +‎ name.

Pronunciation

• enPR: sûrʹnām'; IPA^(key): /ˈsɝˌneɪm/

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• enPR: sûʹnām'; IPA^(key): /ˈsɜːˌneɪm/

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• Rhymes: -ɜː(ɹ)neɪm

Noun

surname (බහුවචන surnames)

1. වාසගම (wāsagama)
2. පෙළපත් නාමය (peḷapat nāmaya)