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List of Korean family names — This is a list of Korean family names, in Hangul alphabetical order. Note: (S) denotes South Korea. (N) denotes North Korea. The most common Korean surname (particularly in South Korea) is Kim, followed by Lee and Park. Together, these three… … Wikipedia
List of Pakistani family names — See also: Pakistani name Pakistani surnames are basically divided in three categories: Arab naming convention, tribal names and ancestral names. Tribal Names The following are some of the tribal names in Pakistan. Baloch tribal names * Baloch *… … Wikipedia
family — [fam′ə lē, fam′lē] n. pl. families [ME familie < L familia, household establishment, akin to famulus, servant < ? IE * dhe mo , house (< base * dhē : see DO1) > Sans dhāman, household] 1. Obs. all the people living in the same house;… … English World dictionary
family name — family names N COUNT Your family name is your surname … English dictionary
Family name — Last name redirects here. For the song, see Last Name. Family name Frankenstein, an example of compound German family names which were typical for Jews (New Jewish Cemetery, Prague) A family name (in Western contexts often referred to as a last… … Wikipedia
Names in Russian Empire, Soviet Union and CIS countries — This article gives the general understanding of naming conventions in the Russian language as well as in languages affected by Russian linguistic tradition. This regards modern Russia, Ukraine and Belarus. For exact rules, differences and… … Wikipedia
NAMES — In the Bible Biblical proper names, together with proper names in Old South Arabic, Canaanite (East or Proto Canaanite, Ugaritic, and Phoenician), Old Aramaic, Akkadian, and – with some reservations – Old Egyptian, comprise one division of the… … Encyclopedia of Judaism
family name — noun the name used to identify the members of a family (as distinguished from each member s given name) • Syn: ↑surname, ↑cognomen, ↑last name • Hypernyms: ↑name • Hyponyms: ↑maiden name * * * noun, pl … Useful english dictionary
Family (biology) — In biological classification, family (Latin: familia , plural familiae ) is a taxonomic rank. Exact details of formal nomenclature depend on the Nomenclature Code which applies.: Example : Walnuts and Hickories belong to the Walnut family is a… … Wikipedia
Names, Burmese — Burmese names usually consist of two or three monosyllables which, taken together, have a meaning; for example, Khin Nyunt can be a man or woman s name, meaning the utmost of friendliness. Occasionally a name may be a single syllable, such as… … Historical Dictionary of Burma (Myanmar)
