surnoun

Middle English

Alternative forms

Etymology

Borrowed from Old French surnoun, from Late Latin supernōmen, suprānōmen; equivalent to sur- +‎ noun.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /surˈnuːn/, /ˈsurnun/

Noun

surnoun

  1. epithet, nickname
  2. surname, family name
  3. alias, appellation

References

Old French

Alternative forms

Noun

surnoun oblique singularm (oblique plural surnouns, nominative singular surnouns, nominative plural surnoun)

  1. (Anglo-Norman) additional name
  2. (Anglo-Norman) nickname

Descendants

  • French: surnom
  • Middle English: surnoun
  • Middle English: surname (partial calque)

References