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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''. | ||