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last name

last name noun: synonym of surname, a person's family name.

Noun

last name (plural last names)

  1. Synonym of surname, a person's family name.
    Synonyms:
    surname
  2. The last element of a full name, particularly when it could also be given name in East Asian and other cultural traditions.
    • In a structure typical for East Asia cultures, last names are usually used as given names. It usually differentiates that person from the other members of a group (typically a family or clan) who have a common family name

last name meaning in Tamil

last name in Tamil

ஒருவரின் குடும்பப்பெயர், மரபுப்பெயர், பட்டப்பெயர்

Synonyms of last name

Forms of last name

plurallast names

Words formed from last name

Questions about last name

What does last name mean?
Last name means synonym of surname, a person's family name.
What is last name in Tamil?
Last name in Tamil is ஒருவரின் குடும்பப்பெயர், மரபுப்பெயர், பட்டப்பெயர். See Last name meaning in Tamil.
What part of speech is last name?
Last name is a noun.
What is the plural of last name?
The plural of last name is last names.

Words near last name in the dictionary

  1. last mile school
  2. last miles
  3. last minute
  4. last moment
  5. last nail in the coffin
  6. last name
  7. last names
  8. last night
  9. last of the big spenders
  10. last of the big-time spenders
  11. last orders

Source and license

Adapted from Wiktionary: last name (page history and authors); last name (Tamil Wiktionary) (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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