Women were only useful for establishing a bloodline that could carry on the family name and give the proper last rites to the husband.
The child is formally welcomed into its family and takes the family name.
When Henne's daughter was born, she wished to give her daughter the family name, Brinton, the family name of the girl's biological father, who the petitioner was not legally married to.
We thought they had our family name, but apparently they both have different surnames.
The research revealed 41 per cent of the UK's small businesses established before 1980 are named after a family name.
Synonyms
last name, patronymic
1.1A family's good reputation.
he won't disgrace the family name
Example sentencesExamples
His eldest and most honored son had disgraced the ancient family name, exposing it to ridicule.
They were not going to let a small child, a small girl who was insignificant and worth nothing go around disrupting the order and disgracing their family name.
So this was to be the end, come midnight I would either desert my post and disgrace the family name within the regiment.
My sister is a disgrace to what's left of the family name; she abandoned me, ten years old, after Mom died.
It also displayed the power that the rich had over the poor and to what lengths people would go to keep their reputation and their family name respected.
Definition of family name in US English:
family name
nounˈfæm(ə)li neɪmˈfam(ə)lē nām
1A surname.
姓
Example sentencesExamples
The child is formally welcomed into its family and takes the family name.
When Henne's daughter was born, she wished to give her daughter the family name, Brinton, the family name of the girl's biological father, who the petitioner was not legally married to.
The research revealed 41 per cent of the UK's small businesses established before 1980 are named after a family name.
We thought they had our family name, but apparently they both have different surnames.
Women were only useful for establishing a bloodline that could carry on the family name and give the proper last rites to the husband.
Synonyms
last name, patronymic
1.1A family's good reputation.
he won't disgrace the family name
Example sentencesExamples
My sister is a disgrace to what's left of the family name; she abandoned me, ten years old, after Mom died.
His eldest and most honored son had disgraced the ancient family name, exposing it to ridicule.
It also displayed the power that the rich had over the poor and to what lengths people would go to keep their reputation and their family name respected.
They were not going to let a small child, a small girl who was insignificant and worth nothing go around disrupting the order and disgracing their family name.
So this was to be the end, come midnight I would either desert my post and disgrace the family name within the regiment.