sirname
sirname is the archaic spelling of surname.
Meaning of surname
Noun
surname (plural surnames)
- 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).
- James is my first name, and Smith is my surname.
- Synonym of epithet, an additional name, particularly those derived from a birthplace, quality, or achievement.
- Barsabas (whose syrname was Iustus).1526, [William Tyndale, transl.], The Newe Testamẽt […] (Tyndale Bible), [Worms, Germany: Peter Schöffer], →OCLC, Acts j:[23]
- Synonyms:
- epithet
- Synonym of nickname, an additional name given to a person, place, or thing, a byname.
- I have before declared that Baal was the Sun, and Baal Peor, a sirname, from a particular place of his worship.1638, Abraham Cowley, Davideis, section IV
- Synonyms:
- nickname
- The cognomen of Roman names.
Forms of sirname
| Noun | |
|---|---|
| plural | sirnames |
| Verb | |
| third-person singular present | sirnames |
| present participle | sirnaming |
| past participle | sirnamed |
| past | sirnamed |
Origin of sirname
Possibly influenced by erroneous analysis as sire-name (per Brewer's 1877 Errors of Speech and of Spelling).
Questions about sirname
- What is sirname the archaic spelling of?
- Sirname is the archaic spelling of surname.
Words near sirname in the dictionary
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