Re: Patronymics

--- In cybalist@..., "Sergejus Tarasovas" <S.Tarasovas@...> wrote:

> > If the name was ambiguous, you might add the name of the
> > farm he was from, giving you names like Søndergård Poulsen,
> Nørregård
> > Olsen etc., profession: Maler, Bager, Smed or village: Knabstrup,
> > Mørkøv. Almost a Russian system!
>
> Russian in what sense?
>
> Sergei

In a very approximate sense. In ordinary conversation you would be
Jens, in your village you would be Jens Nielsen and to the
authorities you would be Jens Nielsen Knabstrup.

Torsten