surname
noun
the name that a person has in common with other family members, as distinguished from a first name or given name; family name.
have surnamed
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present perfectof surname.present perfect
Used to describe actions that started in the past and continue into or have direct relevance to the present.
Example Sentences
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Keeping along the left arm of the river and through a fertile and populous district, he reached, in a few days, the city of Alexandria, which the Greeks have surnamed the Beautiful and the Golden.
From Thais by Robert B. (Robert Bruce) Douglas
I have even called thee by thy name; I have surnamed thee, though thou hast not known me.
From True Christianity by Johann Arndt
“I have surnamed thee, though thou hast not known me.—I girded thee, though thou hast not known me.”
From The Ancient History of the Egyptians, Carthaginians, Assyrians, Babylonians, Medes and Persians, Macedonians and Grecians (Vol. 1 of 6) by Charles Rollin
“I have surnamed thee though thou hast not known Me,” he would say to himself in his sleep.
From Bunyan Characters (2nd Series) by Alexander Whyte
For Jacob My servant's sake, and Israel Mine elect, I have even called thee by thy name; I have surnamed thee, though thou hast not known Me.
From Fresh Light from the Ancient Monuments by A. H. (Archibald Henry) Sayce
