Questions
answer the following questions in complete sentences and place your answers in the essay box below.
q1-what are patronymic names? what are metronymic names?
q2-give three examples of prefixes or suffixes used to indicate patronymic names and an example of each (ex. -son, erickson). do not use the example.
q3-explain how nicknames became surnames.
q4-give five examples of surnames that were nicknames.
q5-were all occupational names given literally the occupation of the person given the name?
q6-what is one reason a person might have received an ornamental or acquired name?
q7-give four examples of place or location names.