ancestral names
Inherited family designations
Ancestral names are the surnames, given names, or family names passed down through generations, often researched in genealogy: She traced her ancestral names back to 17th-century Ireland.
The term may also refer to names used by one's forebears that have since fallen out of use in the family.
- clan namesHereditary group designations
- honorificsRespectful name additions
- identityWho someone is
- patronymicName from father's name
- heritageInherited cultural legacy
old country · Ellis Island · etymology · birth certificate · genealogy · lineage · dynasties · indigenous names · naming ceremony · pedigree · progenitor · oral tradition · hereditary titles · naming conventions · family tree · naming traditions · forebears · surname
ancestral namesgiven names
Individual's personal appellations
birth names · nickname · pseudonym · pen name · stage name
ancestral namesnew names
Recently assigned appellations
married name · professional name · legal name change · alias · nom de guerre
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