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  2. Patronymic - Wikipedia

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    Examples in titles of classical Russian literature include The Tales of the Late Ivan Petrovich Belkin, The Death of Ivan Ilyich and The Tale of How Ivan Ivanovich Quarreled with Ivan Nikiforovich. In Russia, the patronymic is an official part of the name, used in all official documents, and when addressing somebody both formally and among friends.

  3. Patronymic surname - Wikipedia

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    For example, passports vs early letters of introduction for travel. For example, early patronymic Welsh surnames were the result of the Anglicizing of the historical Welsh naming system, which sometimes had included references to several generations: e.g., Llywelyn ap Gruffydd ap Morgan (Llywelyn son of Gruffydd son of Morgan), and which gave ...

  4. Category:Patronymic surnames - Wikipedia

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    Topics about Patronymic surnames in general should be placed in relevant topic categories. This category is for surnames that are derived from patronyms . For example, the modern English Johnson is derived from a patronym, and no longer is used to show the name of the bearer's father.

  5. Filipino middle names - Wikipedia

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    This practice changed when the Philippines became a United States colony in the early 20th century. The order was reversed to follow the conventional American form "Christian name - Middle name - Surname," which in this case is actually "Christian name - Mother's surname - Father's surname" (Francisco Concepcion Casas or simply Francisco C. Casas).

  6. Philippine literature - Wikipedia

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    [1] [2] Philippine literature encompasses literary media written in various local languages as well as in Spanish and English. According to journalist Nena Jimenez, the most common and consistent element of Philippine literature is its short and quick yet highly interpersonal sentences, with themes of family, dogmatic love, and persistence. [3]

  7. Category:Patronymics - Wikipedia

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  8. Languages of the Philippines - Wikipedia

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    The Malay language, a Malayo-Polynesian language alongside the Philippine languages, has had an immense influence on many of the languages of the Philippines. This is because Old Malay used to be the lingua franca throughout the archipelago, a good example of this is Magellan's translator Enrique using Malay to converse with the native ...

  9. Category:Philippine literature - Wikipedia

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    28 languages. العربية ... Book publishing companies of the Philippines (1 C, 9 P) Philippine books (5 C, 9 P) ... Pages in category "Philippine literature"