"sirname" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: sirnames [plural]
Etymology: Possibly influenced by erroneous analysis as sire-name (per Brewer's 1877 Errors of Speech and of Spelling). Head templates: {{en-noun}} sirname (plural sirnames)
  1. Archaic spelling of surname. Tags: alt-of, archaic Alternative form of: surname
    Sense id: en-sirname-en-noun-5G6tgo5i Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 49 51

Verb

Forms: sirnames [present, singular, third-person], sirnaming [participle, present], sirnamed [participle, past], sirnamed [past]
Etymology: Possibly influenced by erroneous analysis as sire-name (per Brewer's 1877 Errors of Speech and of Spelling). Head templates: {{en-verb}} sirname (third-person singular simple present sirnames, present participle sirnaming, simple past and past participle sirnamed)
  1. Archaic spelling of surname. Tags: alt-of, archaic Alternative form of: surname
    Sense id: en-sirname-en-verb-5G6tgo5i Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 49 51

Inflected forms

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          "ref": "1902, William Younger Fletcher, English Book Collectors",
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