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  2. Lists of most common surnames in European countries - Wikipedia

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    Some common names are Northern Albanian clan names that double as place names such as Kelmendi and Shkreli. Other notable clan-origin names include Berisha, Krasniqi and Gashi. These sorts of names are very common in far Northern Albania and in Kosovo. Colors: of which Kuqi (red) and Bardhi (white) are the most commonly used as surnames.

  3. Eastern Slavic naming customs - Wikipedia

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    Slang forms exist for male names and, since a few decades ago, female names. They are formed with the suffixes -ян (-yan), -он (-on), and -ок/ёк (-ok/yok). The suffixes give the sense of "male brotherhood" that was once expressed by the patronymic-only form of address in the Soviet Union.

  4. Irish Russians - Wikipedia

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    Pyotr Petrovich Lassi, Generalfeldmarschall of Russian Imperial Army. [8] Alexander Arturovich Rou (also, Rowe, from his Irish father's name) (1906–1973) was a Soviet film director, and People's Artist of the RSFSR (1968). He worked primarily in the fairy-tale genre.

  5. Category:Slavic-language female forms of surnames - Wikipedia

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    It should only contain pages that are Slavic-language female forms of surnames or lists of Slavic-language female forms of surnames, as well as subcategories containing those things (themselves set categories). Topics about Slavic-language female forms of surnames in general should be placed in relevant topic categories.

  6. Irish name - Wikipedia

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    A first name may be modified by an adjective to distinguish its bearer from other people with the same name. Mór ("big") and Óg ("young") are used to distinguish parent and child, like "senior" and "junior" are used in English, but are placed between the given name and the surname, e.g. Seán Óg Ó Súilleabháin corresponds to "John O'Sullivan Jr." (anglicised surnames often omit O ...

  7. Surnames by country - Wikipedia

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    Combined names come from old traditional families and are considered one last name, but are rare. Although Argentina is a Spanish-speaking country, it is also composed of other varied European influences, such as Italian, French, Russian, German, etc. Children typically use their fathers' last names only.

  8. Slavic name suffixes - Wikipedia

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    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.

  9. Gordon (surname) - Wikipedia

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    Another origin of the Irish name Gordon is as an Anglicised form of the Irish language surname Mórbhoirneach. [4] Gordon (Hebrew: גורדון Russian: Гордон) is also a Jewish surname, likely derived from the city of Grodno, in Belarus [3] —thus, of an origin completely unrelated to the British surname though spelled the same in English.