names and surnames
81Armenian surnames — Suffixes and prefixes Typical Armenian last names (family names) end with the originally Persian suffix ian, yan, or sometimes jan. Example: Petros ian .That ending comes from the old Armenian word meaning son . So the last name Petrosian means… …
82Serbian surnames — Most Serbian surnames have the surname suffix ić (IPA: /itj/, Cyrillic: ић). This is often transcribed as ic. In history, Serbian names have often been transcribed with a phonetic ending, ich or itch. This form is often associated with Serbs from …
83Change of Xianbei names to Han names — The Change of Xianbei family names to Han names was part of a larger sinicization campaign.[1][2] It was at its peak intensity under Emperor Xiaowen of the Northern Wei dynasty in 496.[2] Contents 1 …
84Kahnawake surnames — The Mohawk Nation reserve of Kahnawake, near Montreal, Quebec, Canada, includes residents with surnames of Mohawk, French, Scots and English ancestry, reflecting the adoption of European children into the community, as well as intermarriage with… …
85Hundred Family Surnames — The Hundred Family Surnames (zh cp|c=百家姓|p=Bǎijiāxìng) is a classic Chinese text composed of common surnames in ancient China. The book was composed in the early Song Dynasty.K. S. Tom. [1989] (1989). Echoes from Old China: Life, Legends and Lore …
86Thomson and Thompson — (Dupont et Dupond), by Hergé Publication information Publisher …
87Saint Thomas Christian names — describes the naming convention that is in use by the St. Thomas Christians of Kerala, the south western state of India. These Christians known as Nasranis, trace their origin to the missionary activity of Thomas the Apostle. They still follow a… …
88Cain and Abel — This article is about the first and second sons of Adam and Eve. For other uses, see Cain and Abel (disambiguation). Abel , Cain , and My Brother s Keeper redirect here. For other uses, see Abel (disambiguation), Cain (disambiguation), and My… …
89Scottish place names in other countries — is a list of placenames in Scotland which have subsequently been applied to other parts of the world by Scottish emigrants or , or contain distinctive Scottish surnames as an element.Antarctica* Ailsa Craig (South Orkney Islands) * Anderson… …
90Basque surnames — on the whole are easily identifiable, reasonably well documented and follow a small number of set patterns. The vast majority of all Basque surnames are not patronymic but refer to the family s etxea , the historically all important family… …
