patronymic

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Recent Examples of patronymic The list of those who left includes individuals' names, birth dates, patronymics and more, and identifies contract soldiers, mobilized soldiers, and conscripts. Matt Robison, Newsweek, 20 Nov. 2024 In Oakland and Macomb, gritty unknown challengers are taking on two potent political patronymics: Servitto and O’Brien. Bill Laytner, Detroit Free Press, 7 Oct. 2024 Dubrova said in the interview, using her formal name with patronymic. Jeanne Whalen, Anchorage Daily News, 10 Apr. 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. Byreuters, ABC News, 5 Apr. 2022 But Arkady, as everyone at Yandex calls him, Western-style, shorn of the formal Russian patronymic, now more or less lives with his family in Israel. Paul Starobin, Wired, 22 Mar. 2022 Customers who used to buy 1 kilogram of tvorog, a dairy product similar to cottage cheese, are now taking 200 or 300 grams, said a 69-year-old stall holder in a black fur hat who gave her name and patronymic, Valentina Mykhailivna. James Marson, WSJ, 24 Jan. 2022 The only hint was the moderator’s formal reference to her by her first name and patronymic – Katerina Vladimirovna. Washington Post, 5 June 2021 Russians have three names; a first name, a patronymic (or a middle name that is based on their father’s first name) and a last name. Denise Davidsonwriter, San Diego Union-Tribune, 28 July 2019
Recent Examples of Synonyms for patronymic
Noun
  • The trigger for the protests was the death of a teenage student, whose surname was Dang and who was in his third year at the school.
    Shawn Deng, CNN, 11 Jan. 2025
  • Editors’ Picks The tourist, who only gave her surname, Xu, shared a video showing several single-story brick buildings with collapsed walls.
    Bhadra Sharma, New York Times, 7 Jan. 2025
Noun
  • Opting for relationship terms (auntie) or unrelated nicknames (little cabbage) is the default.
    Shayla Love, The Atlantic, 20 Jan. 2025
  • One nickname — Zombie tranq — reflects shambling from deep sedation.
    Pat Beall, Orlando Sentinel, 19 Jan. 2025
Noun
  • Alan, whose forename appeared in initial reports with its Turkish spelling, Aylan, died with his brother, Galip, 5; their mother, Rihan; and two other refugees when a dinghy carrying 14 migrants toward the Greek island of Kos capsized.
    New York Times, New York Times, 13 Mar. 2020
  • Removing professional athletes and a couple of Hollywood personalities who once called Cleveland home, the contemporary list of recognizable forenames is essentially narrowed to a single person: Tamir.
    Phillip Morris, cleveland.com, 31 May 2017
Noun
  • Posada recently got a tattoo featuring his family name in script and wrapped in a bed of olive leaves.
    Kevin J. Farmer, San Diego Union-Tribune, 20 Jan. 2025
  • Next is the Aorus Elite 16, another laptop with a family name derived from Gigabyte’s motherboard offerings.
    & Matthew Buzzi, PCMAG, 12 Jan. 2025
Noun
  • This name could work as a diminutive of Gessica, which itself is a variant of Jessica.
    Ryan Brennan, Kansas City Star, 20 Jan. 2025
  • For example, Katie is a diminutive of Katherine and Lisa is a diminutive of Elizabeth.
    Ryan Brennan, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 13 Jan. 2025
Noun
  • The final stage of the attack asks the user to provide details to their payment card as well as date of birth, Social Security number, mother's maiden name, and driver's license number.
    Michael Kan, PCMAG, 7 Nov. 2024
  • Christina has also filed to legally retake her maiden name.
    Bethy Squires, Vulture, 16 July 2024
Noun
  • The next day, one of his supporters called U.S. District Judge Tanya Chutkan’s chambers and called her a racial epithet.
    Josh Meyer, USA TODAY, 14 Jan. 2025
  • In Greek mythology, Chloe was an epithet of the goddess Demeter, the goddess of agriculture and fertility.
    Ryan Brennan, Charlotte Observer, 8 Jan. 2025
Noun
  • Homer was named after Gere's father, Homer Gere, with the middle name honoring his wife's sire, James Lowell.
    Raul A. Reyes, Newsweek, 22 Jan. 2025
  • Melina’s middle name is Rose, named after Pasadena and Davila’s grandmother, Rosita.
    Nathan Solis, Los Angeles Times, 17 Jan. 2025

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“Patronymic.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/patronymic. Accessed 30 Jan. 2025.

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