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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.
For some names ending in a vowel, the suffix is -ич (-ich) for a son and -ична (-ichna) or -инична (-inichna) for a daughter; for example, Фока Foka (father's first name) – Фокич Fokich (male patronymic) – Фокична Fokichna (female patronymic); Кузьма Kuzma (father's first name) – Кузьмич Kuzmich ...
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).
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.
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Type of name: 1: Can be left blank for patronymic default. Default patronymic Example patronymic, matronymic or both: Unknown: optional: Link: 2: Link to naming convention as it relates to [[surname]] Default surname Example [[Naming conventions in Ethiopia and Eritrea]], [[Iceladic name]] Page name: suggested
However, in universities and specifically university degrees, the practice varies. For example, university degrees of the Aegean University displays graduates' names as "(student's surname and name) of (father's given name)", [10] whilst degrees from the University of West Attica display both the patronymic and the matronymic. [11]
The first elements of Ukrainian surnames are most commonly given names (patronymics and matronymics), place names (toponyms), and professions. Patronymic surnames. From the first name Ivan (John in English), over 100 different surnames can be formed. The most common variations of Ivan in Ukrainian are Ivas, Jan, Vakhno, and Vanko.