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Example sentences for: surname

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The surname dictionary, in particular, becomes the best available work on the subject; the chief value of the first name dictionary, for me, lies in the Supplements, which deal with Arabic names (by Mona Baker) and with the given names of the Indian Subcontinent (by Ramesh Krishnamurthy).
Professor Ashley implies that “last name’ was the early term “which came to be known as a surname.
Or they tacked on the first name of his father or grandfather, who himself, reflecting Italy's tangled history, tended to be called by some version of a Latin, ancient Germanic, saint's, or Old Testament name: Giovanni Fabrizio derived his surname from Fabricius, Giovanni Alighieri from Aldiger, Giovanni Ciccarelli from Francis , and Giovanni Giacobazzi from Jacob .
Under the entry for Howard , therefore, we are given notes on the noble house of that name, along with the possible derivations of the surname.
I have been using the surname dictionary regularly and usually feel satisfied with the information presented; but there are criticisms to be made.