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For ease of use, the [i] in front of the last name, and the ending _ve, were dropped. If the last name ends in [a], then removing the [j] would give the name of the patriarch or the place, as in, Grudaj - j = Gruda (place in MM). Otherwise, removing the whole ending [aj] yields the name of founder or place of origin, as in Lekaj - aj = Lek(ë).
A Slavic name suffix is a common way of forming patronymics, family names, and pet names in the Slavic languages. Many, if not most, Slavic last names are formed by adding possessive and other suffixes to given names and other words. Most Slavic surnames have suffixes which are found in varying degrees over the different nations.
A surname, family name, or last name is the mostly hereditary portion of one's personal name that indicates one's family. [1] [2] It is typically combined with a given name to form the full name of a person, although several given names and surnames are possible in the full name.
With exceptions (Jankůová, Petrůová, Pavlůová, Bratrůová), surnames ending in -ů are not inflected, unless they are of foreign origin, e.g. the surname Faů is commonly inflected as Faůová, because it comes from the German word Pfau. Surnames ending in -ý can also have inflected forms ending in -ýová, especially if the adjective ...
Articles in this category are concerned with surnames (last names in Western cultures, but family names in general), especially articles concerned with one surname. Use template {} to populate this category. However, do not use the template on disambiguation pages that contain a list of people by family name.
Often following the name of a person, -ing means "folk of" or "clan of", and -ton suggests a village. [ 1 ] [ 2 ] The following is a list of surnames, place names, and fictional names that are suffixed with -ington .
A name suffix in the Western English-language naming tradition, follows a person's surname (last name) and provides additional information about the person. Post-nominal letters indicate that the individual holds a position, educational degree, accreditation, office, or honor (e.g. " PhD ", " CCNA ", " OBE ").
Surnames that are composed of more than one word, including double-barrelled surnames. There may or may not be a hyphen. There may or may not be a hyphen. The main article for this category is Compound surname .