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surname
vs.
forename
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forename
surname vs. forename
surname
[
noun
sur
-neym;
verb
sur
-neym, sur-
neym
]
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noun
verb (used with object),
forename
[
fawr
-neym,
fohr
- ]
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noun
a
name
that precedes the
family name
or surname;
first name
.