Editing Patronymic (section)

====Ukrainian====
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In [[Ukrainian language|Ukrainian]], the female patronymic always ends with -{{Lang|uk|івна}} (-''ivna'') or -{{Lang|uk|ївна}} (-''yivna'').<ref name=LPUkraine/> The male patronymic always ends with -{{Lang|uk|ович}} (-''ovych'') or -{{Lang|uk|йович}} (-''yovych'').<ref name="LPUkraine">[https://books.google.com/books?id=MUmCGXMhQuYC&pg=PA52 Ukrainian:Lonely Planet Phrasebook] by [[Marko Pavlyshyn]], [[Lonely Planet]], 2002, {{ISBN|978-1-74104-605-2}} (page 52)</ref> Exception: ''Illia'' ({{Lang|uk|Ілля}}) → ''Illich'' ({{Lang|uk|Ілліч}}) (e.g. [[Élie Metchnikoff|Illia Illich Mechnikov]]), ''Sava'' ({{Lang|uk|Сава}}) → ''Savych'' ({{Lang|uk|Савич}}), ''Yakiv'' ({{Lang|uk|Яків}}) → ''Yakovych'' ({{Lang|uk|Якович}}).<ref>Потелло Н. Я. Теорія і практика ділового мовлення: Навч. посібник.— К.: МАУП, 1999.— 132 с.— Бібліогр.: с. 129.</ref>

Patronyms are part of the full name and are obligatory in formal messages. They are frequent in common speech, such as to call a person in a respectful manner (by using the name, followed by the patronym) and to accent an informal message in formal environments, as between colleagues with good relationships at work (by using the patronym with neither the name nor the family name).