clan names
Family group identifiers
Clan names are the hereditary surnames or family identifiers shared by members of a kinship group, particularly associated with Scottish Highland clans like MacDonald or Campbell.
The term extends to similar naming systems in other cultures—Irish septs, Native American tribal families, or fictional universes with clan-based societies.
She traced her clan name back to 15th-century Scotland.
- totemSpiritual clan symbol
- lineageDescent from progenitors
- family treeChart of ancestors
- patronymicName from father's name
- ancestryFamily line of descent
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Identifying labels for individuals
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Informal substitute names
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