kunjom

Maltese

Etymology

Borrowed from Sicilian cugnomi, from Latin cognomen. The similarity with Arabic كُنْية (kunya, “teknonym, byname”) is coincidental.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /kunˈjɔːm/

Noun

kunjom m (plural kunjomijiet)

  1. surname
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