氏 and 名字 kanji meaning

Previously, I learned “名字” as a family name, but today I encountered “氏”, which has the same meaning.
Is there a difference, and when should I use each?
Thanks!

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If you haven’t yet, you will learn as a suffix that follows a persons’ surname. 名字 is a noun and a の adjective, you can see the difference between the way they’re used in their respective context sentences.

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Makes sense now, thank you for the exaplanation!

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