Synonyms of surnames

surnames 1 of 2

noun

plural of surname

1

as in family names

a name shared by members of a family

judging from your surname, I'd guess that your family is Italian

Synonyms & Similar Words

• family names
• last names
• epithets
• married names
• maiden names
• sobriquets
• cognomina
• soubriquets
• cognomens

2

as in nicknames

a descriptive or familiar name given instead of or in addition to the one belonging to an individual

"da Vinci" was Leonardo's surname but not his family name, Vinci being the town near Florence where the great artist was born

Synonyms & Similar Words

• nicknames
• epithets
• monikers
• pseudonyms
• aliases
• monickers
• sobriquets
• soubriquets
• titles
• bynames
• cognomina
• appellations
• denominations
• designations
• labels
• tags
• handles
• cognomens
• denotations
• pen names
• noms de plume
• noms de guerre
• anonyms

surnames

2 of 2

verb

present tense third-person singular of surname

as in titles

Synonyms & Similar Words

• titles
• names
• styles
• terms
• nicknames
• labels
• dubs
• denominates
• designates
• nominates
• baptizes
• code-names
• entitles
• christens
• clepes
• denotes
• specifies
• brands
• calls
• tags
• stigmatizes
• renames
• misnames
• relabels
• miscalls
• rechristens
• mistitles