patronymic

Example Sentences

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The court ruled that children should still be given patronymics from birth to protect them from harassment and bullying.

From Reuters

Another time he had addressed a prison official by his military rank rather than the more respectable name and patronymic.

From New York Times

We learned his birth date, his birthplace, his wife’s — my grandmother’s — patronymic.

From Washington Post

“On Monday morning at school I was greeted with the words: ‘Marina Gusmanovna, the police are here for you,’” Dubrova said in the interview, using her formal name with patronymic.

From Washington Post

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