Although in some instances patronymics can be drawn from another male ancestor.

尽管在某些情况下，父姓可以从另一个男性祖先中提取。

But patronymics also stretch back hundreds of years and across continents and cultures.

但父名也可以追溯到几百年前，跨越大陆和文化的历史。

The language that uses patronymic middle names that you're probably most familiar with is Russian.

关于使用父名的中间名的语言，你们可能最熟悉的是俄语。

So a man with the patronymic name Alexander “Ivanovich” would be Alexander, son of Ivan.

所以若一个人名为 Alexander Ivanovich，就是指 Alexander 为其父名，他是 Ivan 的儿子。

In Russian, it's common for people to have a first name followed by a patronymic and a surname.

在俄语中，人们的名字后面跟着父名和姓是很常见的。

Think you can turn your dad's name into a Russian patronymic?

你觉得你能把你爸爸的名字变成俄语的父名吗？

Nevertheless, Monsieur de Bonfons (he had finally abolished his patronymic of Cruchot) did not realize any of his ambitious ideas.

尽管如此，德·邦丰先生（他终于取消了他的父姓克鲁旭）并没有实现他的任何雄心勃勃的想法。

For example, Wilson notes evidence of patronymic middle names in the North African regions that were part of the expanded Roman empire.

例如，威尔逊注意到，在扩张的罗马帝国的一部分北非地区，有证据表明有父名的中间名。

The modern Russian patronymic takes a distinct form that's broken down into two parts: Male patronymic names typically end in -ovich or -evich; while Female patronymic names end in -ovna or -evna.

现代俄语的父名有一种独特的命名形式，可以分为两部分：男性名通常以“-ovich”或“-evich”结尾；而女性名以“-ovna”或“-evna”结尾。

After the Roman defeat of Carthage (located in modern day Tunisia) in 146 BCE, patronymic names were adopted that blended Roman naming customs and the Punic names favored by Carthaginians to create a new tradition.

在罗马人于公元前146年击败迦太基(位于现在的突尼斯)之后，沿用了罗马命名习惯和迦太基人喜欢的布匿名字，从而创造了一个新的传统。