- What are patronymic names? What are matronymic names?

- Give three examples of prefixes or suffixes used to indicate patronymic names and an example of each (ex. -son, Erickson). Do not use the example.

- Explain how nicknames became surnames.

- Give five examples of surnames that were nicknames.

- Were all occupational names given literally the occupation of the person given the name?

- What is one reason a person might have received an ornamental or acquired name? (Answer in complete sentences).

- Give five examples of place or location names.


Sagot :

Answer:

1. surname that originates from the father's given name or a male ancestor, the same for matronymic names except it follows from the mother or a female ancestor.

2. In Russia -ovich OR -ovna (suffix) AND in England Mac- (prefix)

3. By complexion or by personality or character.

4. Happy, Greathead, Lightfoot, Tempest, Longbone

5. Not all for example "Farmer" meant a tax collector

6. I read online that it's just made up but Wikipedia says: "Ornamental surnames are made up of names, not specific to any attribute (place, parentage, occupation, caste) of the first person to acquire the name, and stem from the middle class's desire for their own hereditary names like the nobles."

7. Lin, Feng, Chen, Ge, Song

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