SIRNAME

Etymology

Possibly influenced by erroneous analysis as sire-name (per Brewer's 1877 Errors of Speech and of Spelling).

Noun

sirname (plural sirnames)

Archaic spelling of surname. [uncommon after 1860]

Anagrams

• Erisman, Mainers, Marines, Merinas, Minears, Reimans, Reisman, Riemans, mainers, maresin, marines, remains, seminar

Source: Wiktionary


Sir"name`, n.

Definition: See Surname.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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