† surnoun Obs.
Forms: 4 sournoun, 4–5 surnoun(e, 5 sewrnown, surnon.
[a. AF. surnoun = OF. sornom, f. sur- sur- + nom name, after med.L. supernōmen, suprānōmen (cf. late L. supernōmināre to surname): cf. Pr. sobrenom, It. soprannome, Sp. sobrenombre, Pg. sobrenome.]
= surname n. 1, 1 b, 2.
| c 1325 Chron. Eng. 982 in Ritson Metr. Rom. II. 311 Richard queor de lyoun, That was his sournoun. 1375 Barbour Bruce xvii. 152 Of Keth, and of Gawlistoune He hecht, throu differens of sur-noune. c 1450 Lovelich Merlin 10208 Whanne thus amended was þat town, thanne wolde he ȝeven hit a Sewrnown, and after Logryvs Logres cald hit he. 1457 Harding Chron. i. in Eng. Hist. Rev. Oct. (1912) 741 Of kynge Edward with longshankes by surnoun. 1472–3 Rolls of Parlt. VI. 37/2 As if they were named by name of Baptisme, surnon and addition. |