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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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Matt Robison,
Newsweek,
20 Nov. 2024
Dubrova said in the interview, using her formal name with patronymic.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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James Marson,
WSJ,
24 Jan. 2022
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
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Rosa, a mother of three who asked CNN to not use her surname, said her 48-year-old husband travelled to Russia with several other Peruvian men, hoping to obtain jobs as security guards.
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Tying an Italian surname to the Outfit has become a tattered badge of honor in the antiquated newsroom of certain outlets with truth thrown to the curb.
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Despite its nickname, June's moon won't look red like a strawberry, according to the Old Farmer's Almanac.
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Pitman kept both the plate and the nickname, reluctantly.
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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.
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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.
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After his kick found the net, Bajraktarević tore off his jersey and held up the back of it, with his family name across the top, to the fans and cameras.
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Here, Malvasia is not a single grape but a Madeira family name associated with varieties such as Malvasia Cândida, Malvasia Cândida Roxa, and Malvasia de São Jorge.
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The more common nickname, El Mencho, is said to be a diminutive of his first name, Nemesio.
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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.
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Lewis, whose maiden name was Haines, attended South Plantation High School and was one of six siblings, her niece said.
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The Additional Information in the next item consists of your driver’s license, passport, medical insurance account, and your mother’s maiden name.
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The epithet is not a concession (the database of Trumpian apologies has yet to receive any inputs).
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Tape recordings played during the case also showed Fuhrman had used a racial epithet despite his testimony claiming to never have done so.
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The middle name was in honor of Madison and Liz's father, who died of cancer in 2021.
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Egbert Rutherford, who went by his middle name Donovan, and his wife were together for three decades and married for 13 years.
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“Patronymic.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/patronymic. Accessed 3 Jul. 2026.
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