фами́лия — meaning in English
familiya
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English meaning
- cognomen noun An extra name given to an Ancient Roman, added to their first and family names, often to show which clan they belonged to.
- family noun A group of people related by blood, marriage, or adoption, especially parents and their children.
- surname noun A person's family name, usually shared with relatives and passed down through generations.
Senses
фами́лия is used for these senses in English:
- cognomen (historical) A personal epithet or clan name added to the given name and family name of Ancient Romans.
- family A nuclear family: a mother and father who are married and cohabiting and their child or children.
- surname The portion of a person's name that is generally hereditary or treated as an indicator of a person's family, which may be shared with other members of the family, or otherwise derived from their names in some fashion; distinguished from that person's given name(s).
cognomen — full definition
- noun An extra name given to an Ancient Roman, added to their first and family names, often to show which clan they belonged to.
- noun A nickname, used in the same way as the extra names ancient Romans had.
- noun A family name, used in the same way as a surname.
family — full definition
- noun A group of people related by blood, marriage, or adoption, especially parents and their children.
- noun A group of related things classified together, such as a category in biology or a set of related languages.
- adjective Suitable for both children and adults.
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