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Middle English
Alternative forms
Etymology
Borrowed from Old French surnoun, from Late Latin supernōmen, suprānōmen; equivalent to sur- + noun.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /surˈnuːn/, /ˈsurnun/
Noun
surnoun
- epithet, nickname
- surname, family name
- alias, appellation
References
Old French
Alternative forms
Noun
surnoun oblique singular, m (oblique plural surnouns, nominative singular surnouns, nominative plural surnoun)
- (Anglo-Norman) additional name
- (Anglo-Norman) nickname
Descendants
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