patronymic

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Recent Examples of patronymic The eponymous house has its designer’s surname, given in honor of her grandfather, is not a traditional Ukrainian patronymic. Rachel Elspeth Gross, Forbes.com, 6 June 2026 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 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 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
Recent Examples of Synonyms for patronymic
Noun
  • In 2019, his great-nephews Albert and Lawrence Lewitinn (their surnames are spelled differently than the artist’s) inherited about 1,000 of the artist’s works.
    R. Daniel Foster, Forbes.com, 17 Aug. 2026
  • The novel Tuck Everlasting by Natalie Babbitt is a cautionary tale about a family of the same surname who discover a Fountain of Youth—challenging them to reconcile with immortality and all its implications.
    Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 11 Aug. 2026
Noun
  • In theory, Daniels could sue LSU for misappropriation of his right of publicity, which forbids the unauthorized commercial use of a college athlete’s name, image, likeness, signature, voice, nickname and other identifying traits.
    Michael McCann, Sportico.com, 15 Aug. 2026
  • Some people go so far as to repeat the nickname incredulously, or to make fun of it.
    Jacobina Martin, Washington Post, 15 Aug. 2026
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
Noun
  • As is the Pickwick Theater, built by his grandfather, and the William Malone Fountain by Rita’s on the Northwest Highway keeps the family name in town.
    Jesse Wright, Chicago Tribune, 17 Aug. 2026
  • Her father, Joseph Victor Anthony Ruston, changed the family name to Hepburn-Ruston before marrying van Heemstra in Batavia in 1926.
    Angela Andaloro, PEOPLE, 15 Aug. 2026
Noun
  • The more common nickname, El Mencho, is said to be a diminutive of his first name, Nemesio.
    Senior Editor, Los Angeles Times, 23 Feb. 2026
  • Another gender-neutral name that had a burst of popularity in the ‘80s and ‘90s, Jamie was a go-to for girls or a diminutive of James for boys.
    Kara Nesvig, Parents, 20 Feb. 2026
Noun
  • Woods, who competes using her maiden name Sophie Amy Grant, set off on July 4 in Trieste, Italy, and finished on the Mediterranean coast of Monaco.
    Steve Henson, Los Angeles Times, 3 Aug. 2026
  • Her roots in northwest Missouri run deep, as Mozingo Lake in Nodoway County carries her maiden name.
    Sophie Lindberg July 27, Kansas City Star, 27 July 2026
Noun
  • The raid drew criticism over separating families, and a group of Idahoans sued, saying officers hurled racial epithets and largely withheld water, food, bathrooms and medical care.
    Idaho Statesman, Idaho Statesman, 15 Aug. 2026
  • Hochman detailed a number of prosecutions, including the sentence of one man to a life sentence plus seven years with the possibility of parole for a March 23 attack, during which racial epithets were uttered.
    City News Service, Daily News, 6 Aug. 2026
Noun
  • All the host has to do is say his name — his full name, which includes his middle name, Harrington — without laughing.
    Fran Hoepfner, Vulture, 7 Aug. 2026
  • Lena shares the middle name with her mother, Zara’s second cousin, Charlotte; Princess Beatrice; and Princess Anne.
    Andrea Wurzburger, PEOPLE, 7 Aug. 2026

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“Patronymic.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/patronymic. Accessed 21 Aug. 2026.

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