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Keywords: Surname, Domesday, Normans, Did, Introduction

Related Terms: Appellative, Eponym, Generic, Generic Name, Moniker, Namesake, Nickname, Nomenclature, Pseudonym, Surname, Synonym , Toponym, Trade Name, Local Name, Qualified Name, Scientific Name, Sca Name, Common Name, Base Name, Brand Name, Maiden Name, Generic Medicine, Nomen Nudum, Proper Name, Assumed Name, Botanical Name, Legal Name, Personal Name, Toponymy, Name, Registered Name, Nom De Plume, Fictitious Name, Christian Name, Given Name, Composite Name, Entity Name, First Name, Last Name, Screen Name, Code Name, Handle, Naming Convention, Full Name, Pen Name, Generic Brand, Logical Name, Pen Name, Aka

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the name used to identify the members of a family (as distinguished from each member's given name)

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a name given to a group of people in the game

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A name after a given name; a last name or surname.

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The name of a given font family.

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A family name, surname, or last name is the part of a person's name that indicates to what family he or she belongs. Until the 12th century, most people throughout the world did not use or have a family name, and they were called by the single name they had (which was called a "first" or "given name" only after family names came into use). One of the most accepted theories for the origin of surname use attributes their introduction to the Normans and the Domesday Book of 1086.

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