'Surnaming' definitions:

Definition of 'Surnaming'

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  • Surname \Sur*name"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Surnamed; p. pr. & vb. n. Surnaming.] [Cf. F. surnommer.] To name or call by an appellation added to the original name; to give a surname to. [1913 Webster]
  • Another shall subscribe with his hand unto the Lord, and surname himself by the name of Israel. --Isa. xliv. 5. [1913 Webster]
  • And Simon he surnamed Peter. --Mark iii. 16. [1913 Webster]

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