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  2. Surname - Wikipedia

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    A surname, family name, or last name is the mostly hereditary portion of one's personal name that indicates one's family. [1][2] It is typically combined with a given name to form the full name of a person, although several given names and surnames are possible in the full name.

  3. List of family name affixes - Wikipedia

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    -ouf, Norman-French spelling of surnames of Anglo-Scandinavian origin or West Germanic origin ending with -ulf or -wulf-oui (French), French spelling of Arabic names, English spelling -wi [citation needed]-ous [citation needed]-ov (all Eastern Slavic languages, Bulgarian, Macedonian) possessive [citation needed]

  4. Harris (surname) - Wikipedia

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    Harris. Harris is an English and Welsh patronymic surname derived from the personal name Harry (a vernacular form of Henry) and the genitive ending - s. It is also found in Ireland, largely as a result of the Plantation of Ulster, though it may in some cases represent an anglicized form of the Gaelic name Ó hEarchadha. [1]

  5. Scandinavian family name etymology - Wikipedia

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    Scandinavian family name etymology. Heritable family names were generally adopted rather late within Scandinavia. Nobility were the first to take names that would be passed on from one generation to the next. Later, clergy, artisans and merchants in cities took heritable names. Family names (surnames) were still used together with primary ...

  6. Given name - Wikipedia

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    The term given name refers to a name usually bestowed at or close to the time of birth, usually by the parents of the newborn. A Christian name is the first name which is given at baptism, in Christian custom. In informal situations, given names are often used in a familiar and friendly manner. [1] In more formal situations, a person's surname ...

  7. Lee (English surname) - Wikipedia

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    Lee (English surname) Lee is a common surname in English -speaking countries. In Canada, "Lee" was the 4th-most-common surname outside of Quebec. [1] In the United States during the 2000 census, "Lee" was the 22nd-most-common surname. [2]

  8. Collins (surname) - Wikipedia

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    English and Scottish: A patronymic surname based on the English and Scottish name Colin, an English diminutive form of Nicholas. Norse: From the Old Norse personal name "Kollungr", a form of "koli" which in Old English became 'Cola', meaning swarthy or dark. Irish: The medieval surname was Ua Cuiléin, which has usually become Ó Coileáin today.

  9. Murray (surname) - Wikipedia

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    Murray (surname) Murray (listen ⓘ) (Irish: Ó Muirí) [1] is both a Scottish and an Irish surname with two distinct respective etymologies. The Scottish version is a common variation of the word Moray, an anglicisation of the Medieval Gaelic word Muireb (or Moreb); the b here was pronounced as v, hence the Latinization to Moravia.

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