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surname

[sur-neym, sur-neym, sur-neym] / ˈsɜrˌneɪm, ˈsɜrˌneɪm, sɜrˈneɪm /
NOUN
family name
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For many fans outside Mexico, the surname Ochoa is synonymous with the World Cup.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 7, 2026

"The Akhal-Teke is a wonderful sport horse," a retired vet, 66-year-old Sapargeldy, told AFP at the prize ceremony, declining to give his surname.

From Barron's • Jun. 5, 2026

The surname was taken from the town in Iraqi Kurdistan he and the other leaders of the network were from.

From BBC • May 19, 2026

You can see all of these below - listed in alphabetical order by each candidate's surname.

From BBC • May 19, 2026

For the first time in her life she used the surname that was on all her identification cards: Satigny.

From "The House of the Spirits: A Novel" by Isabel Allende




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