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The standard format is matronymic - surname - personal name(s) ; the latter are usually romanized in ''italic'' in order to better distinguish them.
The standard format is matronymic - surname - personal name(s) ; the latter are usually romanized in ''italic'' in order to better distinguish them.
 
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== Matronymics (nāḍimāvīye) ==
== Matronymics (nāḍimāvīye) ==
The matronymic or ''nāḍimāvi'' (from ''nāḍima'', honorific word for "mother") are always the first part of the name and are also the simplest to form, by adding ''-āvi'' to the mother's (first) given name. For example, the children of a woman named ''Līṭhaljāyim'' will all have the matronymic ''Līṭhaljāyimāvi''.
The matronymic or ''nāḍimāvi'' (from ''nāḍima'', honorific word for "mother") are always the first part of the name and are also the simplest to form, by adding ''-āvi'' to the mother's (first) given name. For example, the children of a woman named ''Līṭhaljāyim'' will all have the matronymic ''Līṭhaljāyimāvi''.
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