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
“This is exactly what we were doing, Dmytro Volodymyrovych,” she addressed him respectfully, with his patronymic.
From New York Times ● Nov. 15, 2022
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
"I, and Ramzan Akhmatovich even more so, are the most cultured of people," Prigozhin said, using Kadyrov's patronymic as a sign of respect.
From Reuters ● Oct. 3, 2022
Should she revert to her maiden patronymic, or should she start life again, with a fresh name altogether, one more in consonance with her new position?
From A Duel by Richard Marsh
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