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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
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It was confirmed by The Times of London that Prince Harry and Meghan Markle changed their surname to Sussex for the sake of their children Archie, 5, and Lilibet, 3.—
Lea Veloso,
StyleCaster,
8 Apr. 2025
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This story has been corrected to show the surname of The Atlantic journalist is Goldberg, not Rosenberg.—
Zeke Miller,
Twin Cities,
3 Apr. 2025
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The dark cloud of negativity engulfing the revered family name… This serves only to alienate him from his father, family and the public.—
Stephanie Nolasco,
FOXNews.com,
17 Apr. 2025
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Using a mother's maiden name as a baby's middle name, like Hardy and his wife Caleigh Ryan recently did, is becoming a more common way to carry on a family name.—
Anna Halkidis,
Parents,
18 Mar. 2025
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According to the Daily Mail, which first reported the news, Chelsea moved to change her last name back to her birth mother's maiden name, Neuens, after Rosie, who adopted Chelsea as a baby, removed her from her will earlier in January.—
Wesley Stenzel,
EW.com,
9 Apr. 2025
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There are also concerns that married women who have changed their names will encounter trouble when trying to register because their birth certificates list their maiden names.—
Time,
Time,
26 Mar. 2025
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That includes name, image and likeness but also voice, signature, nickname and other unique personal aspects.—
Michael McCann,
Sportico.com,
13 Apr. 2025
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Flintoff – better known by his nickname Freddie – was seriously injured in a motoring accident in 2022, during filming of the BBC car show Top Gear.—
Caroline Frost,
Deadline,
12 Apr. 2025
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“Matronymic.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/matronymic. Accessed 22 Apr. 2025.
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