Last

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A surname.

proper noun

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A surname.

Etymology

Various origins: * English metonymic occupational surname for a cobbler, from last (“a tool for shaping shoes”). Compare Laster. * Also as an English surname, from the adjective last. * Borrowed from Dutch and German Last, an occupational surname for a porter (see the German entry below).

Forms

plural: Lasts

lassie · A young girl, a lass, especially one seen as a sweetheart.Lassie · A name given to female dogs.last · Final, ultimate, coming after all others of its kind.

Last · A surname.

last-minute · Just before it is too late; in the nick of time.lasting · Persisting for an extended period of time.latch · To close or lock as if with a latch.

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