A family name that is generally passed down from generation to generation (via males of the family in Western culture). Women, traditionally (but not quite so much these days) often adopt the surname of the man they marry.
In modern culture it's fine for a male to adopt the females surname (though not that common), for couples to hyphenate their existing surnames into a new surname eg. if mary jones marries john smith they may join their surnames to be jones-smith or... possibly, it's fine to just create a whole new name (also not that common). Most commonly it is fine for each person to keep their own surnames and then fight when the children come along as to whose surname the children will get.
In modern culture it's fine for a male to adopt the females surname (though not that common), for couples to hyphenate their existing surnames into a new surname eg. if mary jones marries john smith they may join their surnames to be jones-smith or... possibly, it's fine to just create a whole new name (also not that common). Most commonly it is fine for each person to keep their own surnames and then fight when the children come along as to whose surname the children will get.
by Em Wun March 09, 2005
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The act of adding a surname to the phone contact of an ex after breaking up with them. Forms part of closure as usually only the bf/gf would be surname-less in an address book.
"Have you definitely finished it with Kylie then?"
"Yeah, it's official. I surnamed her this morning."
"Yeah, it's official. I surnamed her this morning."
by sternboller February 12, 2012
by User 1066523872 September 15, 2023
Leeiwestein (Sometimes: Livestein, Levin) — The surname has Jewish and Russian roots, descended from the Russian surname Levin, from the palm plant Livestona, originating from Southeast Asia and Oceania.
Russian: Ливестеин, ударение: Ливесте́ин, читается как: Ливестэ́ин.
english: Leeiwestein, Sometimes: Livestein, ac (emph): Leeiwestе́in.
Russian: Ливестеин, ударение: Ливесте́ин, читается как: Ливестэ́ин.
english: Leeiwestein, Sometimes: Livestein, ac (emph): Leeiwestе́in.
by JohnsonOlive September 09, 2024
by Enlightened one2.0 December 27, 2021