surname meaning in Hindi
कुलनाम kulnām
/ˈsɜːˌneɪm//ˈsɝˌneɪm/
surname in Hindi: कुलनाम (kulnām), कुल नाम (kul nām), उपनाम (upnām). In English, surname means 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).
Hindi words for surname
- name that indicates family
- कुलनाम kulnām, कुल नाम kul nām, उपनाम upnām
English meaning of surname
- noun 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).
- noun Synonym of epithet, an additional name, particularly those derived from a birthplace, quality, or achievement.
- noun Synonym of nickname, an additional name given to a person, place, or thing, a byname.
- noun The cognomen of Roman names.
surname in a sentence
- James is my first name, and Smith is my surname.
Synonyms of surname
surname in other languages
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- surname in Arabic
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- surname in Indonesian
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- surname in Vietnamese
- surname in Myanmar
Questions about surname in Hindi
- What is the meaning of surname in Hindi?
- Surname in Hindi is कुलनाम (kulnām), कुल नाम (kul nām), उपनाम (upnām).
- surname का हिंदी में क्या अर्थ है?
- Surname: कुलनाम (kulnām), कुल नाम (kul nām), उपनाम (upnām).
- What does surname mean in English?
- Surname means 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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Adapted from Wiktionary: surname (page history and authors), its translation table and English meanings. Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the Hindi words and English meanings and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.
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