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'''Understanding customs used in surnames and given names can help you identify your ancestors in records. Learn to recognize name variations and see clues in names.''' | '''Understanding customs used in surnames and given names can help you identify your ancestors in records. Learn to recognize name variations and see clues in names.''' | ||
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==== Suffix ''-fi, -fia, -fy,'' or ''fÿ'' ==== | ==== Suffix ''-fi, -fia, -fy,'' or ''fÿ'' ==== | ||
To refer to a man as his father's son, the suffix '''''-fi'' or variant is attached to his father's given name.''' For example: | To refer to a man as his father's son, the suffix '''''-fi'' or variant is attached to his father's given name.''' For example: | ||
:* Fodor Jákobfi, meaning Theodore, son of Jacob | |||
:* Domokos Bertoldfia, meaning Domokos, son of Bertold | |||
:* Miklós Oszkárfy, meaning Nicholas, son of Oscar | |||
:* Simon Vilmosfÿ, meaning Simon, son of Vilmos | |||
The father's name with suffix attached may be used as a byname. | The father's name with suffix attached may be used as a byname. | ||
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