Papponymy

Quick meaning: Papponymy is a noun meaning The practice, or an instance, of naming a grandson after his grandfather.

Meaning

The practice, or an instance, of naming a grandson after his grandfather.

Example Sentences

Papponymy is not documented among Israelites. The only exception, Tahat son of 'Elyada' son of Tahat is doubtful and is not a papponymy sensu stricto.

He tries to fill these gaps primarily by means of information from several sources: Papponymy (the naming of a grandson after a grandfather) was a common practice during this period.

Documented cases of maternal-line papponymy (a child named for a male ancestor on the maternal line) indicate that children born in marriages between women of Greek background (as determined by their fathers' Greek names) and men whose Babylonian names point to Babylonian identity were nearly as likely to bear Greek names as they were to have Babylonian names.

Word Forms

• papponymies

Related Words

Related dictionary entries include grandsonship, grandson, teknonymy, great-grandchild, great-grandson, patronym.

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