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surname

[sur-neym, sur-neym, sur-neym] / ˈsɜrˌneɪm, ˈsɜrˌneɪm, sɜrˈneɪm /
NOUN
family name
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The surname was taken from the town in Iraqi Kurdistan he and the other leaders of the network were from.

From BBC • May 19, 2026

Shortly before he took office in January 2025, the Chinese government and official media began using a different Chinese character for "lu" to represent the first syllable in his surname.

From Barron's • May 12, 2026

Knowing his history of branding and licensing his surname, this shouldn’t come as a surprise.

From Salon • May 7, 2026

An earlier version of this article incorrectly spelled his surname Inzulza.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 30, 2026

It occurred to him that he still did not know her surname or where she lived.

From "1984" by George Orwell




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