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surname meaning in Marathi

आडनाव āḍnāv

/ˈsɜːˌneɪm//ˈsɝˌneɪm/

surname in Marathi: आडनाव (āḍnāv). 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).

Marathi words for surname

name that indicates family
आडनाव āḍnāv

English meaning of surname

  1. 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).
  2. noun Synonym of epithet, an additional name, particularly those derived from a birthplace, quality, or achievement.
  3. noun Synonym of nickname, an additional name given to a person, place, or thing, a byname.
  4. noun The cognomen of Roman names.

Full definition of surname

surname in a sentence

  • James is my first name, and Smith is my surname.

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Questions about surname in Marathi

What is the meaning of surname in Marathi?
Surname in Marathi is आडनाव (āḍnāv).
surname चा मराठी अर्थ काय आहे?
Surname: आडनाव (āḍnāv).
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 Marathi words and English meanings and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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