patronymic

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Genealogist Calum MacNeil said patronymic names were popular when he was growing up in Nask, a small community in Barra.

From BBC • Jan. 26, 2025

It will also allow the use of traditional patronymic and matronymic names used by the Frisian minority, which entail children’s surnames being based on their father’s or mother’s first name.

From Seattle Times • May 17, 2024

Cedillo responded, “I bet it ends in i-a-n,” referring to the traditional patronymic in Armenian surnames.

From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 12, 2022

Tetyana, who identified herself by her first name and patronymic but did not give her family name, was released after being held for four days.

From Reuters • Apr. 4, 2022

About the reign of Anne the idea of a patronymic for a second name seems to have occurred.

From Curiosities of Puritan Nomenclature by Bardsley, Charles W.