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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. Anna Karenina - Wikipedia

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    Anna Karenina (Russian: Анна Каренина, IPA: [ˈanːə kɐˈrʲenʲɪnə]) [1] is a novel by the Russian author Leo Tolstoy, first published in book form in 1878. Tolstoy called it his first true novel. [ 2 ]

  5. 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 .

  6. Category:Patronymics - Wikipedia

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  7. The History of Love - Wikipedia

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    The book was referenced in the 2021 production Tethered, a story about a grieving woman who has to relive her life with her husband before she can move on from his death. The History of Love is a favourite book of the main character, Jill. Her husband teases her about the book and as Jill moves backwards through time she is seen reading the ...

  8. 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.

  9. Basque surnames - Wikipedia

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    The earliest documented Basque surnames occur on Aquitanian inscriptions from the time of the Roman conquest of Hispania and Gallia Aquitania.For the most part these can be easily identified with modern or medieval Basque surnames, for example ENNECONIS (the personal name Eneko plus the Latin genitive ending -IS, stem augmented by -N) > Enekoitz.