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  2. List of family name affixes - Wikipedia

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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).

  3. Ethnonymic surname - Wikipedia

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    He classified the origins of Romanian ethnonymic surnames in four categories: (1) ethnic affiliation, either immediate or distant; (2) place of origin; (3) ethnic stereotypes; (4) sympathies towards a particular ethnicity. He gave an example of the last category: the nickname/surname Cazacul/Cazacu, "Cossack" (7,543 persons with the surname in ...

  4. Eastern Slavic naming customs - Wikipedia

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    most common for informal communication, comparable to Western name-only form of address (Ann, John), or Japanese surname-only, or surname/name -kun: Diminutive: Анька (Anka) short name stem + -к- -k-+ II declension ending: expresses familiarity, may be considered rude when used between people who are not close friends.

  5. Huang (surname) - Wikipedia

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    Huang is the 7th most common surname in China, and the 3rd most common surname in Taiwan. It is also one of the common surnames among Zhuang People, the largest ethnic minority in China, and is also the most common surname in the Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region. [9] 19% of people from China with Surname Huang live in Guangdong Province.

  6. List of common nouns derived from ethnic group names

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    This is a list of common nouns, used in the English language, whose etymology goes back to the name of some, often historical or archaic, ethnic or religious group, but whose current meaning has lost that connotation and does not imply any actual ethnicity or religion. Several of these terms are derogatory or insulting.

  7. Surnames by country - Wikipedia

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    A common Filipino name will consist of the given name (mostly 2 given names are given), the initial letter of the mother's maiden name and finally the father's surname (i.e. Lucy Anne C. de Guzman). Also, women are allowed to retain their maiden name or use both her and her husband's surname as a double-barreled surname , separated by a dash.

  8. Category:Surnames - Wikipedia

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    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.

  9. List of surnames in Ukraine - Wikipedia

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    This list is also to include surnames that did not originate in Ukraine as there are people living in the country with numerous ethnic backgrounds, and, therefore, surnames, from all over Europe and Asia. It also serves as an indication in the English Wikipedia to potentially point out articles on family names that may need to be created.

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