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While there has never been official confirmation of Putin's paternity, Krivonogikh's patronymic—Vladimirovna—and past investigative reports have fueled speculation for years.—
Jesus Mesa,
MSNBC Newsweek,
4 Aug. 2025 -
Mark’s readers, who knew how Jewish patronymics worked, would have understood what the villagers were throwing in Jesus’s face.—
Judith Shulevitz,
The Atlantic,
1 Apr. 2025
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Because that was his surname, and every spouse takes the husband's surname.—
Simon Perry,
PEOPLE,
18 Oct. 2025
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While his company doesn’t make use of his surname, his brother has a business that does, which has led customers to make jokes.—
Miles Klee,
Rolling Stone,
16 Oct. 2025
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Famously, the original title of Annie Hall was Anhedonia (meaning an inability to experience pleasure), but was changed to reflect Keaton’s dominant presence (and her actual family name, Hall).—
Matt Zoller Seitz,
Vulture,
12 Oct. 2025
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Beckham, a marketeer to her core and fully aware of the power of the family name, offered deeply personal stories to go with each fragrance.—
Samantha Conti,
Footwear News,
8 Oct. 2025
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After high school, Keaton—who took her mother’s maiden name as her own—spent three semesters at her local junior college before leaving for New York, aged 19, to study acting at the Neighborhood Playhouse.—
Ellen Burney,
Vogue,
11 Oct. 2025
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Catherine reverts to her maiden name, and The Catherine Fox Foundation is born.—
Maggie Fremont,
Vulture,
9 Oct. 2025
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Her strategically manipulative style of play on the series earned her the nickname Black Widow, a moniker that also followed her on other reality show appearances, such as on The Traitors 2 and Deal or No Deal Island 2.—
Lauren Huff,
Entertainment Weekly,
22 Oct. 2025
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But the nickname in Jets lore lives on.—
Alex Zietlow,
Charlotte Observer,
22 Oct. 2025
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“Matronymic.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/matronymic. Accessed 26 Oct. 2025.
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