nom de famille

Definitions of nom de famille
  1. noun
    the name used to identify the members of a family (as distinguished from each member's given name)
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    types:
    nom de jeune fille
    a woman's surname before marriage
    type of:
    nom
    a language unit by which a person or thing is known
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