Editing Patronymic (section)

===East Asia===
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====Taiwanese Aborigines====
[[Atayal people]]'s given names are followed by the name of their father; both son and daughter use patronymics. 
[[Amis people]]'s sons’ given names are also followed by their father's name, while daughters’ given names are followed by their mother's name. By contrast, the [[Seediq people|Seediqs]] often get to choose which parent's name goes after their own.

====Mongolia====
[[Mongol people]]'s names are preceded by the name of their father and possessive marker; both son and daughter are patronymics.

====China====
Many indigenous ethnic groups in [[Yunnan]], such as [[Yi people|Yi]], [[Hani people|Hani]], [[Jingpo people|Jingpo]], [[Jino people|Jino]], [[Derung people|Derung]], [[Nu people|Nu]], [[Wa people|Wa]], [[Hmong people|Hmong]] and [[Yao people|Yao]], use a son-father patronymic naming system ({{ill|亲子连名制|zh|vertical-align=sup}}).<ref>{{cite web | title = 父子连名与家支制度 | website = 中国科学院科普云平台| url = http://www.kepu.net.cn/gb/civilization/nation/feeling/fee5308.html |language=Chinese }}</ref> Historically, [[Naxi people|Naxi]] and [[Bai people|Bai]] have also used the patronymic system.<ref>{{cite web | url = https://www.zgbk.com/ecph/words?SiteID=1&ID=83839&SubID=59112 | title = 父子连名制 | website = 中国大百科全书 |language=Chinese }}</ref> The last one or two syllables of the father's name transfers to become the first one or two syllables of the son's name. The last one or two syllables of the son's name is then used as the first one or two syllables of the grandson's name. The naming tradition is closely tied to [[Tibeto-Burman languages|Tibeto-Burman]] traditions.<ref>{{cite book |author= 罗常培 |author-link=Luo Changpei |date= 2016 |chapter= 附录一 论藏缅族的父子连名制 |url= |title = 语言与文化 |pages= |doi= |access-date= |isbn = 9787200120684 |oclc=1265995427 |language=Chinese |quote= }}</ref>

This system can be seen in the names of Nanzhao, Dali and Lijiang rulers.

[[Nanzhao]] kings: Xinuluo (細奴邏)－''Luo''sheng (邏盛)－''Sheng''luopi (盛邏皮)－[[Piluoge|''Pi''luoge]] (皮邏閣)－''Ge''luofeng (閣邏鳳)－''Feng''jiayi (鳳迦異)－''Yi''mouxun (異牟尋)－''Xun''gequan (尋閣勸)－''Quan''longsheng (勸龍晟)

[[Dali Kingdom|Dali]] kings: Duan Zhixiang (段智祥)－Duan ''Xiang''xing (段祥興)－Duan ''Xing''zhi (段興智)

Regents of [[Dali Kingdom]]: [[Gao Shengtai]] (高升泰)－Gao ''Tai''ming (高泰明)－Gao ''Ming''shun (高明順)－Gao ''Shun''zhen (高順貞)－Gao ''Zhen''shou (高貞壽)－Gao ''Shou''chang (高壽昌)

[[Chiefdom of Lijiang|Lijiang chief]]s: A-ts'ung A-liang (阿琮阿良)－''A-liang'' A-hu (阿良阿胡)－''A-hu'' A-lieh (阿胡阿烈)－''A-lieh'' A-chia (阿烈阿甲)－''A-chia'' A-te (阿甲阿得)－''A-te'' A-ch'u (阿得阿初)－''A-ch'u'' A-t'u (阿初阿土)－''A-t'u'' A-ti (阿土阿地)－''A-ti'' A-hsi (阿地阿習)－''A-hsi'' A-ya (阿習阿牙)－''A-ya'' A-ch'iu (阿牙阿秋)－''A-ch'iu'' A-kung (阿秋阿公)－''A-kung'' A-mu (阿公阿目)－''A-mu'' A-tu (阿目阿都)－''A-tu'' A-sheng (阿都阿勝)－[[Mu Qing (chieftain)|''A-sheng'' A-chai]] (阿勝阿宅)－[[Mu Zeng|''A-chai'' A-ssu]] (阿宅阿寺)－''A-ssu'' A-ch'un (阿寺阿春)－''A-ch'un'' A-su (阿春阿俗)－''A-su'' A-wei (阿俗阿胃)－''A-wei'' A-hui (阿胃阿揮)－''A-hui'' A-chu (阿揮阿住)