aftername

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aftername

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From after- + name.

noun afternames

A designation which comes after a name, similar to, yet not necessarily equivalent to one's last name 'Oh, Lord kens that; we dinna mind folk's afternames muckle here, they run sae muckle into clans.'

Opposite: forename

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noun

Opposite: forename

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"aftername." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/aftername. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026.

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aftername. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/aftername

Chicago

"aftername." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/aftername.

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@misc{aftername_2026,
  title = {aftername},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/aftername},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}