Aftername

Quick meaning: Aftername is a noun meaning A designation which comes after a name, similar to, yet not necessarily equivalent to one's last name.

Meaning

A designation which comes after a name, similar to, yet not necessarily equivalent to one's last name.

Example Sentences

'Now is Dog the first name you have or the aftername?'

At this point in his narrative Snorri ties up his tale of Harald's aftername.

'Oh, Lord kens that; we dinna mind folk's afternames muckle here, they run sae muckle into clans.'

In England, in the Middle Ages, an individual sometimes used alternative afternames, that of his place of residence, his trade, or that of his master instead of that of his father.

Word Forms

• afternames

Antonyms for aftername

Common opposites include forename.

Related Words

Related dictionary entries include agname, subname, forename, surname, namesake, prefix.

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