A surname is most commonly defined as a synonym for last name or family name in English.
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Is it acceptable to drop the Jr. suffix in a citation?
I want to cite a book written by John P. Smith, Jr. Should I write
see Smith [2009] for details.
or
see Smith, Jr. [2009] for details.
I think my question boils down to: is his surname ...
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Etymology of the name “Stimpson”
An Irish Canadian poet told me that my last name, Stimpson, comes from "to glimpse". I'm hoping for some verification. I also wonder when it first appeared in the English language.
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How to abbreviate “deLuze” [duplicate]
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How would you abbreviate surnames starting with Mc/O/D?
How would I abbreviate Jane deLuze?
If I were listing a numbe of people by initials, like John Doe or John ...
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When listing just a last name would it be “Name, Jr.” or “Name Jr”? [closed]
When listing names by just a last name, which is correct:
Surname, Jr.
Surname Jr.
I'd like to know if the comma is required in this context or not.
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When does the name prefix “Mc” take stress?
Mc (or Mac) is often used as a prefix in Gaelic-derived names.
In one class containing most such names, prefixing Mc does not affect the position of the accent somewhere on the base name. Thus Mc is ...
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How to handle the possessive case of the name Franks [duplicate]
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What is the correct possessive for nouns ending in s?
When did it become correct to add an 's' to a singular possessive already ending in 's'?
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Are all English surnames-made-first-names masculine?
This may not be an English language question, but I've always wondered. In Sweden, it is very unusual to have surnames that can also be used straight up as first names. In fact, I can think of no such ...
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Apostrophe after a surname
There is a lot of statistical criteria/tests (statistics) named after a statistician/mathematician/biologist/economist, etc. But for instance, this and this examples have different spelling...
Do I ...
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What is the origin of surnames based on color?
I understand the background of names such as Baker, Carver and Hammer but, what are the origins of names such as Black, Blue, Brown, Green and White? Are they based on some common structure or do they ...
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What is the “Ap” in the surname “ApSimon”?
There are two questions here (1,2) concerning names with “Mc” in them (such as McGregor), revealing that Mc comes from Mac, which is Gaelic for “son of”.
I have now come across the last name ApSimon. ...
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Why is the Dostoyevsky novel “The Brothers Karamazov” not translated “The Karamazov Brothers”?
In most cases I would say that the family name should come first, as in "the Ringling Brothers circus" or "the Bronte sisters", but then there is the Dostoyevsky novel "The Brothers Karamazov".
Why ...
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How would you abbreviate surnames starting with Mc/O/D?
On my sport team, when we communicate we would like to use first name plus initial last name initial, e.g. John S. for John Smith, however I always wonder how I should abbreviate some of the Gaelic / ...
