enow.com Web Search

Search results

  1. Results from the WOW.Com Content Network
  2. List of family name affixes - Wikipedia

    en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_family_name_affixes

    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). Since the names are found most commonly in Malsi e Madhe (North) and Labëri (South ...

  3. Lists of post-nominal letters - Wikipedia

    en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lists_of_post-nominal_letters

    Post-nominal letters are letters placed after the name of a person to indicate that the individual holds a position, office, or honour. An individual may use several different sets of post-nominal letters. Honours are listed first in descending order of precedence, followed by degrees and memberships of learned societies in ascending order.

  4. Category:Surnames - Wikipedia

    en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Category:Surnames

    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.

  5. List of generic forms in place names in the British Isles

    en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_generic_forms_in...

    This article lists a number of common generic forms in place names in the British Isles, their meanings and some examples of their use.The study of place names is called toponymy; for a more detailed examination of this subject in relation to British and Irish place names, refer to Toponymy in the United Kingdom and Ireland.

  6. Eastern Slavic naming customs - Wikipedia

    en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eastern_Slavic_naming_customs

    It is not Дмитрович (Dmitrovich) or Дмитровна (Dmitrovna) because the name Дмитрий (Dmitry) ends on "й" ("y"); 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 ...

  7. Study: Students with last names at end of alphabet given ...

    www.aol.com/study-students-last-names-end...

    For premium support please call: 800-290-4726 more ways to reach us

  8. Surnames by country - Wikipedia

    en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Surnames_by_country

    The patronymic is simply the given name of the individual's father, with no suffix added. The family name is typically a noun in the definite form or at the very least ends with a vowel or -j (an approximant close to -i). Many traditional last names end with -aj (previously -anj), which is more prevalent in certain regions of Albania and Kosovo.

  9. BabyCenter releases list of names 'heading for extinction' in ...

    www.aol.com/babycenter-releases-list-names...

    A new study by BabyCenter revealed names like Catherine, Jaden, Anne and Phillip could become even less popular in 2025. ... After a steep decline of 162 spots last year, the name now sits at No ...