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  2. Patronymic - Wikipedia

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    The form most used in the Arab world is the usage of both the patronymic and a family name, often using both the father's and paternal grandfathers given name in sequence after the own given name, and then the family name. In Iraq, for example, full names are formed by combining the given name of an individual with the given name of their ...

  3. Patronymic surname - Wikipedia

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    A patronymic surname is a surname originated from the given name of the father or a patrilineal ancestor. Different cultures have different ways of producing patronymic surnames. In the Old Testament of the Bible, men are identified by their lineage through use of their father's first (and only) name.

  4. Scotland's dying art of traditional nicknames - AOL

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    "I think the patronymic names are really interesting to those who are interested in their own history, and I think that it's really important in terms of the language and the culture we have as ...

  5. Eastern Slavic naming customs - Wikipedia

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    the form "first name + patronymic" (for instance, Иван Иванович, Ivan Ivanovich): is the feature of official communication (for instance, students in schools and universities call their teachers in the form of "first name + patronymic" only); may convey the speaker's respect for the recipient.

  6. Naming customs of Taiwanese indigenous peoples - Wikipedia

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    Personal name + Clan name Personal name + Patronymic/Matronymic name: Ado' Kaliting Pacidal (阿洛·卡立亭·巴奇辣) Difang Tuwana (郭英男) Mayaw Ciro (陳鏞基) Part of the tribe omit patronymic/matronymic name, directly connected clan name. Unable to visit the clan of the tribe, that alone is connected patronymic/matronymic name ...

  7. Naming conventions in Eritrea and Ethiopia - Wikipedia

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    In modern Ethiopia, a person's legal name includes both the father and the individual's given names, so that the father's given name becomes the child's "last name", there is no actual middle name. In Ethiopia, and traditionally in Eritrea, the naming conventions follow the father's line of descent while certain exemptions can be made in ...

  8. Matronymic - Wikipedia

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    A matronymic is a personal name or a parental name based on the given name of one's mother, grandmother, or any female ancestor. It is the female equivalent of a patronymic. Around the world, matronymic surnames are far less common than patronymic surnames. In some cultures in the past, matronymic last names were often given to children of ...

  9. Category:Patronymics - Wikipedia

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    Amharic-language names (73 P) ... Patronymic surnames (6 C, 2,544 P) Pages in category "Patronymics" The following 18 pages are in this category, out of 18 total.