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This is also true in Greece - it originates from either Balkan or Orthodox culture I figure.
by alchemism 5y ago
This is also true in Greece - it originates from either Balkan or Orthodox culture I figure.
- MobiusHorizons 5y agoIt’s called a patronymic, and is also part of the legal name in At least Ukraine and Russia . Interestingly in those countries the last name is something which only really shows up in official documents, instead the patronymic is used in much the same way as a last name is in English. For instance the Russian equivalent of John Doe is Ivan Ivanovich which just means Ivan son of Ivan.
- dinvlad 5y agoI've made a mistake of using my patronymic as my middle name in US docs. It's actually more like a second last name, as you noted.