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Halbert
sirname=surname?
Can "surname" on earth be spelt as "sirname" or "sir name"??
Apr 21, 2009 2:07 PM
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no, it's always surname.
April 21, 2009
1
the modern spelling is surname
sirname is an old spelling
but sirname makes more sens,' and surname is pronounced more like sirname anyway
April 22, 2009
1
Hey Halbert,
In English the word is always "surname" - This is the hereditary name passed from a man to his wife and children, it is a very old tradition in Britain.
Be cautious about using the internet to define words there are a lot of people that cannot spell properly. The nouns 'sir' and 'name' do not equal 'surname' the words have different meanings and origins.
April 21, 2009
A lot of English words come from French as it was the language of Henry 8th court. The French is SURNOM
June 1, 2023
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