Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

last name

Word Rarity Common

Frequency: Zipf frequency 5.42 in modern English

Syllables
last -name
IPA
10
Scrabble Score
8
Letters
2
Syllables
7
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Synonym of surname, a person's family name.

noun

The last element of a full name, particularly when it could also be given name in East Asian and other cultural traditions.

Example Sentences

Inflected Forms

last names (plural)

Phrases

last-name last-nameless

Synonyms

surname family name cognomen

Questions

What does last name mean?
Synonym of surname, a person's family name.

How to pronounce last name

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  2. Read the phonetic spelling — Read the IPA spelling () so you know which sounds to aim for.
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