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Parameters

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{{Patronymic names|type|wikilink}}

The template has two optional parameters:

  • Matronymic – This allows the template to indicate matronymics or even presence of both types. This is accomplished by switching patronymic to matronymic or matronymic and patronymic. If left blank this will default to patronymic. Possible values of type are matronymic or both. All other values default to patronymic being displayed in the hatnote.
  • wikilink – This allows inherited name to be displayed which links it to the wikilink chosen. If left blank surname is displayed which links to surname.

Usage

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This template may be used at the top of an article to explain to readers which part of a patronymic name should be used to refer to some particular people in formal contexts. Patronymic or matronymic names contain no family or last name. The person adapts the given name of their respective parent, and sometimes also their respective grandparent afterwards.

It is possible not all names in the article follow this convention. In any case, it is recommended that a comment be placed intermediately after this template, listing all names with this attribute. For example:

<!--Patronymic names in this article:
Isaias Afewerki
Meles Zenawi Asres
Megistu Haile Mariam -->
Wikitext Result
{{Patronymic names||Naming conventions in Eritrea and Ethiopia}}
<!--Patronymic names in this article:
Isaias Afewerki
Meles Zenawi Asres
Megistu Haile Mariam -->
{{Patronymic names|matronymic|Icelandic_name}}
<!--Matronymic names in this article:
Heiðar Helguson
Guðrún Eva Mínervudóttir -->
{{Patronymic names|both|}}
<!--Matronymic and patronymin names in this article:
Hailemariam Desalegn
Dagur Bergþóruson Eggertsson -->

This template may be used at the top of an article to explain to readers which part of a patronymic name should be used to refer to some particular people in formal contexts.

Template parameters

This template prefers inline formatting of parameters.

ParameterDescriptionTypeStatus
Type of name1

Can be left blank for patronymic default.

Default
patronymic
Example
patronymic, matronymic or both
Unknownoptional
Link2

Link to naming convention as it relates to [[surname]]

Default
surname
Example
[[Naming conventions in Ethiopia and Eritrea]], [[Iceladic name]]
Page namesuggested

See also

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