| 词汇 | surname |
| 词源 | surname. A family name (from the prefix sur, “over, above” plus name) as distinguished from a given, first, or Christian (to Christians) name. The term dates back to the 16th century in England. The English seem to have been the first to use sur- names as given names, two of the best-known examples being Rudyard Kipling and Aldous Huxley. |
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