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  2. 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.

  3. Patronymic - Wikipedia

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    The usual noun and adjective in English is patronymic, but as a noun this exists in free variation alongside patronym. [a] The first part of the word patronym comes from Greek πατήρ patēr 'father' (GEN πατρός patros whence the combining form πατρο- patro-); [3] the second part comes from Greek ὄνυμα onyma, a variant form of ὄνομα onoma 'name'. [4]

  4. 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 ...

  5. Category:Patronymics - Wikipedia

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    Patronymic surnames‎ (4 C, 2,579 P) Pages in category "Patronymics" The following 15 pages are in this category, out of 15 total. This list may not reflect recent ...

  6. List of family name affixes - Wikipedia

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    -wala, -wallah, wali, vala, vali (Hindustani, Gujarati, Bengali, Marathi) denotes the occupation or place of origin (Occupation example: Batliwala – one who deals with bottles. Place example: Suratwala – one from Surat) [citation needed]-wan (Indonesian) denotes a male name [citation needed]-wati (Indonesian) denotes a female name [citation ...

  7. Eastern Slavic naming customs - Wikipedia

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    The patronymic is formed by a combination of the father's name and suffixes. The suffix is -ович (-ovich) for a son, -овна (-ovna) – for a daughter. For example, if the father's name was Иван (Ivan), the patronymic will be Иванович (Ivanovich) for a son and Ивановна (Ivanovna) for a daughter.

  8. Template:Patronymic names - Wikipedia

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    This is accomplished by switching patronymic to matronymic or matronymic and patronymic. If left blank this will default to patronymic. Possible values of type are matronymic or both. All other values default to patronymic being displayed in the hatnote. wikilink – This allows inherited name to be displayed which links it to the wikilink chosen.

  9. Patronymic (disambiguation) - Wikipedia

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    A patronymic or patronym is a component of a personal name based on the given name of a male ancestor. Patronymic may also refer to: Patronymic suffix, a suffix to indicate the patronymic derivation; Patronymic surname, a surname originated from the name of the father; Patronym (taxonomy), a scientific name honoring a person or persons