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See also [[Patronymic]].
See also [[Patronymic]].


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== Anime and Manga ==
== Anime and Manga ==
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* In ''[[Order of the Stick]]'', Belkar kills a kobold tracker named Yikyik, and later meets his son, who says: "[[My Name Is Inigo Montoya|I am Yokyok, son of Yikyik]]. [[You Killed My Father]]. [[Prepare to Die]]."
* In ''[[Order of the Stick]]'', Belkar kills a kobold tracker named Yikyik, and later meets his son, who says: "[[My Name Is Inigo Montoya|I am Yokyok, son of Yikyik]]. [[You Killed My Father]]. [[Prepare to Die]]."
** "I am Miko Myazaki, samurai of the Sapphire Guard, loyal vassal of Lord Shojo, daughter of Eyko and Paladin of the Twelve Gods of the South."
** "I am Miko Myazaki, samurai of the Sapphire Guard, loyal vassal of Lord Shojo, daughter of Eyko and Paladin of the Twelve Gods of the South."
* ''[[Girl Genius]]'' "I am Zeetha, Daughter of [[Unfortunate Name|Chump!]] Yes, [[In My Language That Sounds Like|I know what it means in your language.]]"
* ''[[Girl Genius]]'' "I am Zeetha, Daughter of [[Unfortunate Name|Chump!]] Yes, [[In My Language, That Sounds Like...|I know what it means in your language.]]"
* Parodied in ''DM of the Rings''. Note that in the real thing, he is Aragorn, son of Arathorn.
* Parodied in ''DM of the Rings''. Note that in the real thing, he is Aragorn, son of Arathorn.
{{quote| '''Aragorn''': I am Aragorn, son of Anduril!<br />
{{quote| '''Aragorn''': I am Aragorn, son of Anduril!<br />
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* Historical example; circa 600 BC, thousands of landless Greek soldiers became soldiers for hire in the Egyptian army. Some graffiti found at the Abu Simbel temples in Egypt reads, "Archon, son of Amoibichos, and Ax, son of Nobody, wrote me."
* Historical example; circa 600 BC, thousands of landless Greek soldiers became soldiers for hire in the Egyptian army. Some graffiti found at the Abu Simbel temples in Egypt reads, "Archon, son of Amoibichos, and Ax, son of Nobody, wrote me."
* The notorious terrorist Carlos the Jackal's real name is Ilyich Ramírez Sánchez. That translates into "son of Elijah, son of Ramiro, son of Sancho." Now whose son he is? His father (José Altagarcia Ramírez-Navas) and his mother (Elba Maria Sánchez), and he and his brothers were named after [[Vladimir Lenin]].
* The notorious terrorist Carlos the Jackal's real name is Ilyich Ramírez Sánchez. That translates into "son of Elijah, son of Ramiro, son of Sancho." Now whose son he is? His father (José Altagarcia Ramírez-Navas) and his mother (Elba Maria Sánchez), and he and his brothers were named after [[Vladimir Lenin]].
* Ancient Rome had a naming convention known as [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Roman_naming_conventions#Filiation_and_Tribe filiation], in which an individual's full name included the name of his father, his grandfather, and (sometimes) the voting tribe he belonged to. Considering that most Roman males drew from a very shallow pool of first names, this could help distinguish a man on official records from his identically-named third cousin.
* Ancient Rome had a naming convention known as [[wikipedia:Roman naming conventions#Filiation and Tribe|filiation]], in which an individual's full name included the name of his father, his grandfather, and (sometimes) the voting tribe he belonged to. Considering that most Roman males drew from a very shallow pool of first names, this could help distinguish a man on official records from his identically-named third cousin.


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