
A patronymic, or patronym, is a personal name based on the name of one's father. A personal name based on the name of one's mother is a matronymic, or matronym. In some Slavic languages, endings such as -vich (-vić) are used to form patronymics. For example, in Russian language a man named Ivan whose father's name is Nikolay would be known as Ivan Nikolayevich or "Ivan, son of Nikolay" (with ''Nikolayevich'' as a patronymic). For women, the ending is -yevna or -ovna. For masculine names ending in a vowel, such as Ilya or Foma, the corresponding endings are -ich and -inichna. The patronymic is used when addressing somebody both formally as well as among friends. A Russian will almost never formally address a person named Mikhail as just 'Mikhail', but rather as 'Mikhail' plus his patronymic (for instance, 'Mikhail Nikolayevich' or 'Mikhail Sergeyevich' etc). However, on informal occasions when a person is using the diminutive of a name, such as Misha for Mikhail, the patronymic is never used. In North Germanic language, the patronymic was formed by using the ending -son (later -sen in Danish language) to indicate "son of", and -dotter (Icelandic language -dóttir) for "daughter of". This name was generally used as a last name although a third name, a so-called byname based on location or personal charateristic was often added to differentiate people. In Dutch language, patronymics were often used in place of surnames or as middle names. Patronymics were composed of the father's name plus an ending ''-zoon'' for sons, ''-dochter'' for daughters. For instance, Abel Tasman is "Abel son of Jan Tasman". In written form, these endings were often abbreviated as ''-sz'' and ''-dr'' respectively eg. Jeroen Cornelisz "Jeroen son of Cornelis". The endings ''-s'', ''-se'' and ''-sen'' were also commonly used for sons and often for daughters too. Patronymics were common in the Dutch United Provinces until the France invasion in 1795 and subsequent annexation in 1810. As the Netherlands was now a province of France, a registry of births, deaths and marriages was established in 1811, whereupon most Dutch were forced to register and adopt a distinct surname. Often, they simply made the patronymic the new surname, and modern Dutch patronymic-based surnames such as Jansen, Pieterse and Willemsen abound. In Gaelic, the prefix "Mac" is used to form a patronym, such as "Mackenzie" - son of Kenneth. (In many Gaelic-based names, the "Mac" form can also appear as "Mc", the distinction being simply a matter of usage and preference - Highland (the full form) v. Lowland (Mc)). In Romanian language, the endings -escu and -eanu were used, like ''Petrescu'' - son of Petre (Peter); many of the current Romanian family names were formed like this. In Armenian language, the endings -ian and -yan are used, e.g. Jafarian. Many of the current Armenian family names were formed like this, though the root is often based on a trait of the namesake rather than the actual name. -oglu and -ov are also sometimes used by Armenians in Turkey and Russia, respectively. In Aramaic language, the prefix bar- is used, thus Peter is called Bar-jonah in Matthew 16:17 and possibly Nathanael is called Bartholomew because he is the son of Tolmai. The titles can also be figurative, for example in Acts 4:36-37 a man named Joseph is called Barnabas meaning son of consolation. The prefix ben- is used the same way in Hebrew language. In Malaysian Malay tradition, given names for both sons and daughters are patronyms with the structure of ''bin'' (for sons) and ''binti'' (for daughters) as the middle word of the name. An example name of "Ahmad bin Fadzil" means "Ahmad son of Fadzil", while the example of "Aina binti Md. Daud" means "Aina daughter of Md. Daud". In many areas patronymics predate the use of family name. They are still used in Iceland - along with the less common matronymics - where few people have surnames. Many English language, Welsh language, Spanish language and Scandinavian surnames originate from patronymics, e.g. Wilson (son of William), Powell (ap Howell), Fernández (of Fernando), Johansson (son of Johan), Eriksen (son of Erik). Other Norse cultures formerly used patronyms, but have since switched to the more Judeo-Christian style of passing the father's ''last'' name to the children (and wife) as their own. Genealogy can be complicated by patronymics. Immigration usually resulted in a switch to surnames, so depending on the country, family research in the 19th century or earlier needs to take this into account. == See also== * -onym * Icelandic names ==External links== * [http://www.expatica.com/source/site_article.asp?subchannel_id=64&story_id=858 What's the story with Dutch surnames?] Surnames
The last paragraph sounds somewhat Americo-centric. "Immigration" to where?? Surely not all immigration does this... I would change it myself, but am unsure of the facts relating to historical patterns of immigration to the USA == ibn, bin in Arabic == Aren't bin and ibn used as patronyms in Arabic? User:SDC 23:55, 25 May 2005 (UTC)
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A patronymic, or patronym, is a personal name based on the name of one's father. A personal name based on the name of one's mother is a matronymic, or matronym. In some Slavic languages, endings such as -vich (-vić) are used to form patronymics. For example, in Russian language a man named Ivan whose father's name is Nikolay would be known as Ivan Nikolayevich or "Ivan, son of Nikolay" (with ''Nikolayevich'' as a patronymic). For women, the ending is -yevna or -ovna. For masculine names ending in a vowel, such as Ilya or Foma, the corresponding endings are -ich and -inichna. The patronymic is used when addressing somebody both formally as well as among friends. A Russian will almost never formally address a person named Mikhail as just 'Mikhail', but rather as 'Mikhail' plus his patronymic (for instance, 'Mikhail Nikolayevich' or 'Mikhail Sergeyevich' etc). However, on informal occasions when a person is using the diminutive of a name, such as Misha for Mikhail, the patronymic is never used. In North Germanic language, the patronymic was formed by using the ending -son (later -sen in Danish language) to indicate "son of", and -dotter (Icelandic language -dóttir) for "daughter of". This name was generally used as a last name although a third name, a so-called byname based on location or personal charateristic was often added to differentiate people. In Dutch language, patronymics were often used in place of surnames or as middle names. Patronymics were composed of the father's name plus an ending ''-zoon'' for sons, ''-dochter'' for daughters. For instance, Abel Tasman is "Abel son of Jan Tasman". In written form, these endings were often abbreviated as ''-sz'' and ''-dr'' respectively eg. Jeroen Cornelisz "Jeroen son of Cornelis". The endings ''-s'', ''-se'' and ''-sen'' were also commonly used for sons and often for daughters too. Patronymics were common in the Dutch United Provinces until the France invasion in 1795 and subsequent annexation in 1810. As the Netherlands was now a province of France, a registry of births, deaths and marriages was established in 1811, whereupon most Dutch were forced to register and adopt a distinct surname. Often, they simply made the patronymic the new surname, and modern Dutch patronymic-based surnames such as Jansen, Pieterse and Willemsen abound. In Gaelic, the prefix "Mac" is used to form a patronym, such as "Mackenzie" - son of Kenneth. (In many Gaelic-based names, the "Mac" form can also appear as "Mc", the distinction being simply a matter of usage and preference - Highland (the full form) v. Lowland (Mc)). In Romanian language, the endings -escu and -eanu were used, like ''Petrescu'' - son of Petre (Peter); many of the current Romanian family names were formed like this. In Armenian language, the endings -ian and -yan are used, e.g. Jafarian. Many of the current Armenian family names were formed like this, though the root is often based on a trait of the namesake rather than the actual name. -oglu and -ov are also sometimes used by Armenians in Turkey and Russia, respectively. In Aramaic language, the prefix bar- is used, thus Peter is called Bar-jonah in Matthew 16:17 and possibly Nathanael is called Bartholomew because he is the son of Tolmai. The titles can also be figurative, for example in Acts 4:36-37 a man named Joseph is called Barnabas meaning son of consolation. The prefix ben- is used the same way in Hebrew language. In Malaysian Malay tradition, given names for both sons and daughters are patronyms with the structure of ''bin'' (for sons) and ''binti'' (for daughters) as the middle word of the name. An example name of "Ahmad bin Fadzil" means "Ahmad son of Fadzil", while the example of "Aina binti Md. Daud" means "Aina daughter of Md. Daud". In many areas patronymics predate the use of family name. They are still used in Iceland - along with the less common matronymics - where few people have surnames. Many English language, Welsh language, Spanish language and Scandinavian surnames originate from patronymics, e.g. Wilson (son of William), Powell (ap Howell), Fernández (of Fernando), Johansson (son of Johan), Eriksen (son of Erik). Other Norse cultures formerly used patronyms, but have since switched to the more Judeo-Christian style of passing the father's ''last'' name to the children (and wife) as their own. Genealogy can be complicated by patronymics. Immigration usually resulted in a switch to surnames, so depending on the country, family research in the 19th century or earlier needs to take this into account. == See also== * -onym * Icelandic names ==External links== * [http://www.expatica.com/source/site_article.asp?subchannel_id=64&story_id=858 What's the story with Dutch surnames?] Surnames
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The last paragraph sounds somewhat Americo-centric. "Immigration" to where?? Surely not all immigration does this... I would change it myself, but am unsure of the facts relating to historical patterns of immigration to the USA == ibn, bin in Arabic == Aren't bin and ibn used as patronyms in Arabic? User:SDC 23:55, 25 May 2005 (UTC)
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