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1. Stephen Sekula (steve@chirp.cooleysekula.net)'s status on Saturday, 28-Jan-2017 15:02:38 UTC Stephen Sekula
   My original family name is Sekulavich - Lithuanian - changed at Ellis Island when my great grandfather came to the US. Here, I am Sekula.
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   • @mcscx@quitter.se (mcscx@quitter.se)'s status on Saturday, 28-Jan-2017 15:49:12 UTC @mcscx@quitter.se

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     @steve the -vich of Sekulavich probably means it's originally a patronym meaning "son of Sekula", so the father's first name was Sekula
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   • @mcscx@quitter.se (mcscx@quitter.se)'s status on Saturday, 28-Jan-2017 16:01:23 UTC @mcscx@quitter.se

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     @steve patronyms are common in Russia, e.g. Michail Sergeyevich Gorbachev tells us his father's 1st name must have been Sergey
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   • Claes Wallin (韋嘉誠) (clackemovedtoheldscalla@quitter.se)'s status on Saturday, 28-Jan-2017 16:11:28 UTC Claes Wallin (韋嘉誠)

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     @mcscx @steve Actual patronyms are uncommon in Sweden -- mostly Icelandish immigrants -- but our most common family names are all *-son.
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   • @mcscx@quitter.se (mcscx@quitter.se)'s status on Saturday, 28-Jan-2017 16:18:42 UTC @mcscx@quitter.se

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     • Claes Wallin (韋嘉誠)
     @clacke I guess in Sweden the 2nd name was originally the patronym, like still in Iceland, but at one point was converted to normal surname
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   • Stephen Sekula (steve@chirp.cooleysekula.net)'s status on Saturday, 28-Jan-2017 21:53:48 UTC Stephen Sekula

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     Yes, that's right - "vich" just meant "son of", but that said it's the name my great grandfather came bearing to Ellis Island. He proudly left with a slightly chopped name, so he could be "more American." I find the whole thing funny, since at the time neither was American. ;-)
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   • Claes Wallin (韋嘉誠) (clackemovedtoheldscalla@quitter.se)'s status on Sunday, 29-Jan-2017 01:56:21 UTC Claes Wallin (韋嘉誠)

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     @mcscx Exactly. Conversion happened 100-200 years ago. TIL patronyms made *illegal* in 1966, subject to approval in 1982, legal again 2017.
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   • ᛞᚩᚳᛁᛞᚩᚳᛁ (dokidoki@gs.smuglo.li)'s status on Sunday, 29-Jan-2017 01:58:05 UTC ᛞᚩᚳᛁᛞᚩᚳᛁ

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     @clacke @mcscx They outlawed a naming convention that had been around for thousands of years?
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   • Claes Wallin (韋嘉誠) (clackemovedtoheldscalla@quitter.se)'s status on Sunday, 29-Jan-2017 01:59:37 UTC Claes Wallin (韋嘉誠)

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     @mcscx Many non-patronyms in Sweden are soldier names (sergeant would tell you 'you are now "Brave"' and that was now your legal surname).
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   • Claes Wallin (韋嘉誠) (clackemovedtoheldscalla@quitter.se)'s status on Sunday, 29-Jan-2017 02:02:55 UTC Claes Wallin (韋嘉誠)

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     @mcscx One of my friends is "Sword" (Swärd), given to his great-grandfather.
     
     Other non-patronyms are e.g. geographical estate names.
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   • @mcscx@quitter.se (mcscx@quitter.se)'s status on Sunday, 29-Jan-2017 02:03:54 UTC @mcscx@quitter.se

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     • Claes Wallin (韋嘉誠)
     @clacke  so from 2017 you could call a son "$FIRSTNAME Claesson", dropping the surname Wallin?
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   • Claes Wallin (韋嘉誠) (clackemovedtoheldscalla@quitter.se)'s status on Sunday, 29-Jan-2017 02:05:08 UTC Claes Wallin (韋嘉誠)

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     • Claes Wallin (韋嘉誠)
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     @mcscx The German practice of names according to trade was quite uncommon. Ironically one of the oldest noble families is "Farmer" (Bonde).
   • Claes Wallin (韋嘉誠) (clackemovedtoheldscalla@quitter.se)'s status on Sunday, 29-Jan-2017 02:06:00 UTC Claes Wallin (韋嘉誠)

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     @dokidoki @mcscx That's how we roll.
   • Claes Wallin (韋嘉誠) (clackemovedtoheldscalla@quitter.se)'s status on Sunday, 29-Jan-2017 02:07:42 UTC Claes Wallin (韋嘉誠)

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     @mcscx Apparently I couldn't before and apparently I would be able to starting 2017-07-01.