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
Another time he had addressed a prison official by his military rank rather than the more respectable name and patronymic.
From New York Times ● Nov. 17, 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
A 85-year-old, who identified herself by her name and patronymic, Valentyna Kuzmichna, recalled a recent explosion nearby.
From Seattle Times ● Oct. 4, 2022
In some instances the foreign family adopted a purely Celtic patronymic from the name of the sept of which they were the leaders.
From The Clan Fraser in Canada Souvenir of the First Annual Gathering by Alexander Fraser
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