In some languages, pre- and suffixes such as "Fitz," "Mac"/"Mc," "O'," "-vich," "-son," "-sen" etc. indicate a filial relationship: they go back to the days when a person was identified not only by his own (given) name but also by being someone else's son. Except in Iceland, Russia and Eastern Europe, the tradition is largely extinct, but many of the names have survived nevertheless. So let's bring them together here!

1

by
3.89 avg rating — 1,012,581 ratings
Rate this book
Clear rating
2

by
4.29 avg rating — 108,444 ratings
Rate this book
Clear rating
3

by
3.93 avg rating — 5,857,372 ratings
Rate this book
Clear rating
4

by
3.85 avg rating — 537,535 ratings
Rate this book
Clear rating
5

by
3.82 avg rating — 18,384 ratings
Rate this book
Clear rating
6

by
3.46 avg rating — 6,817 ratings
Rate this book
Clear rating
7

by
3.83 avg rating — 660,311 ratings
Rate this book
Clear rating
8

by
4.06 avg rating — 42,854 ratings
Rate this book
Clear rating
9

by
4.19 avg rating — 30,310 ratings
Rate this book
Clear rating
10

by
3.95 avg rating — 560,911 ratings
Rate this book
Clear rating
11

by
4.18 avg rating — 3,426,458 ratings
Rate this book
Clear rating
12

by
3.81 avg rating — 275,220 ratings
Rate this book
Clear rating
13

by
3.32 avg rating — 825 ratings
Rate this book
Clear rating
14

by
3.84 avg rating — 513 ratings
Rate this book
Clear rating
14

by
3.87 avg rating — 1,148 ratings
Rate this book
Clear rating
16

by
4.27 avg rating — 26,730 ratings
Rate this book
Clear rating
17

by
4.46 avg rating — 13,507 ratings
Rate this book
Clear rating
18

by
3.65 avg rating — 47,634 ratings
Rate this book
Clear rating
19

by
3.79 avg rating — 67,869 ratings
Rate this book
Clear rating
19

by
3.80 avg rating — 5,331 ratings
Rate this book
Clear rating
19

by
really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 753,737 ratings
Rate this book
Clear rating
22

by
3.89 avg rating — 56,008 ratings
Rate this book
Clear rating
23

by
3.98 avg rating — 5,173 ratings
Rate this book
Clear rating
24

by
4.39 avg rating — 1,097 ratings
Rate this book
Clear rating
25

by
4.02 avg rating — 4,054 ratings
Rate this book
Clear rating
26

by
3.93 avg rating — 46,463 ratings
Rate this book
Clear rating
27

by
3.62 avg rating — 1,592 ratings
Rate this book
Clear rating
27

by
3.47 avg rating — 59,892 ratings
Rate this book
Clear rating
29

by
3.96 avg rating — 22,793 ratings
Rate this book
Clear rating
30

by
3.96 avg rating — 109,796 ratings
Rate this book
Clear rating
31

by
4.14 avg rating — 18,777 ratings
Rate this book
Clear rating
32

by
3.99 avg rating — 45,902 ratings
Rate this book
Clear rating
33

by
3.85 avg rating — 14,259 ratings
Rate this book
Clear rating
34

by
3.89 avg rating — 4,537 ratings
Rate this book
Clear rating
35

by
3.77 avg rating — 149,062 ratings
Rate this book
Clear rating
36

by
4.17 avg rating — 2,206 ratings
Rate this book
Clear rating
37

by
3.92 avg rating — 741,614 ratings
Rate this book
Clear rating
37

by
4.27 avg rating — 15 ratings
Rate this book
Clear rating
37

by
3.25 avg rating — 1,350 ratings
Rate this book
Clear rating
37

by
3.16 avg rating — 3,954 ratings
Rate this book
Clear rating
37

by
4.14 avg rating — 49 ratings
Rate this book
Clear rating
42

by
3.80 avg rating — 84 ratings
Rate this book
Clear rating
42

by
2.84 avg rating — 44 ratings
Rate this book
Clear rating
42

by
4.39 avg rating — 382,026 ratings
Rate this book
Clear rating
42

by
4.12 avg rating — 147 ratings
Rate this book
Clear rating
42

by
3.44 avg rating — 304 ratings
Rate this book
Clear rating
47

by
4.18 avg rating — 30,065 ratings
Rate this book
Clear rating
47

by
4.18 avg rating — 730 ratings
Rate this book
Clear rating
47

by
3.83 avg rating — 12 ratings
Rate this book
Clear rating
47

by
4.12 avg rating — 6,691 ratings
Rate this book
Clear rating
47

by
4.17 avg rating — 4,727 ratings
Rate this book
Clear rating
52

by
4.01 avg rating — 19,876 ratings
Rate this book
Clear rating
52

by
4.16 avg rating — 33,719 ratings
Rate this book
Clear rating
52

by
4.10 avg rating — 32,176 ratings
Rate this book
Clear rating
52

by
4.25 avg rating — 13,608 ratings
Rate this book
Clear rating
52

by
3.96 avg rating — 5,428 ratings
Rate this book
Clear rating
57

by
4.14 avg rating — 17,400 ratings
Rate this book
Clear rating
57

by
3.76 avg rating — 1,437 ratings
Rate this book
Clear rating
57

by
4.13 avg rating — 24,249 ratings
Rate this book
Clear rating
57

by
3.83 avg rating — 10,345 ratings
Rate this book
Clear rating
61

by
3.58 avg rating — 873 ratings
Rate this book
Clear rating
61

by
4.04 avg rating — 73 ratings
Rate this book
Clear rating
61

by
4.40 avg rating — 8,710 ratings
Rate this book
Clear rating
61

by
3.75 avg rating — 158 ratings
Rate this book
Clear rating
65

by
3.53 avg rating — 35,280 ratings
Rate this book
Clear rating
65

by
3.82 avg rating — 260 ratings
Rate this book
Clear rating
65

by
4.40 avg rating — 8,373 ratings
Rate this book
Clear rating
65

by
3.35 avg rating — 127 ratings
Rate this book
Clear rating
69

by
4.23 avg rating — 118 ratings
Rate this book
Clear rating
69

by
4.22 avg rating — 120 ratings
Rate this book
Clear rating
69

by
4.29 avg rating — 7,721 ratings
Rate this book
Clear rating
72

by
3.90 avg rating — 774 ratings
Rate this book
Clear rating
72

by
4.34 avg rating — 6,571 ratings
Rate this book
Clear rating
72

by
3.95 avg rating — 1,461 ratings
Rate this book
Clear rating
75

by
3.48 avg rating — 2,678 ratings
Rate this book
Clear rating
75

by
3.21 avg rating — 48 ratings
Rate this book
Clear rating
75

by
4.33 avg rating — 13,230 ratings
Rate this book
Clear rating
75

by
3.48 avg rating — 13,965 ratings
Rate this book
Clear rating
79

by
3.79 avg rating — 34 ratings
Rate this book
Clear rating
79

by
4.05 avg rating — 629,224 ratings
Rate this book
Clear rating
79

by
4.05 avg rating — 6,249 ratings
Rate this book
Clear rating
79

by
really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 116 ratings
Rate this book
Clear rating
83

by
3.75 avg rating — 588 ratings
Rate this book
Clear rating
83

by
3.93 avg rating — 132,620 ratings
Rate this book
Clear rating
83

by
3.90 avg rating — 21 ratings
Rate this book
Clear rating
86

by
4.10 avg rating — 9,707 ratings
Rate this book
Clear rating
86

by
3.96 avg rating — 125,688 ratings
Rate this book
Clear rating
86

by
really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 67 ratings
Rate this book
Clear rating
89

by
3.82 avg rating — 37,493 ratings
Rate this book
Clear rating
89

by
3.93 avg rating — 159 ratings
Rate this book
Clear rating
91

by
3.62 avg rating — 730 ratings
Rate this book
Clear rating
91

by
3.61 avg rating — 17,884 ratings
Rate this book
Clear rating
91

by
4.05 avg rating — 2,024 ratings
Rate this book
Clear rating
91

by
3.79 avg rating — 87 ratings
Rate this book
Clear rating
95

by
4.10 avg rating — 58,720 ratings
Rate this book
Clear rating
95

by
4.17 avg rating — 6,784 ratings
Rate this book
Clear rating
95

by
3.75 avg rating — 1,950 ratings
Rate this book
Clear rating
98

by
3.33 avg rating — 8,935 ratings
Rate this book
Clear rating
98

by
4.31 avg rating — 2,876 ratings
Rate this book
Clear rating
100

by
3.75 avg rating — 19,439 ratings
Rate this book
Clear rating
251 books · 15 voters · list created July 8th, 2010 by Themis-Athena (Lioness at Large) (votes) .
Tags: ben, fitz, mac, mc, name, o, sen, son, title, vich, wicz, witz
1 like · 
Lists are re-scored approximately every 5 minutes.


Themis-Athena (Lioness at Large) 546 books
365 friends
Bettie 15674 books
20 friends
Derya 911 books
77 friends
Susan 261 books
26 friends
Phillip 5168 books
139 friends
Thom 6022 books
294 friends
Meaghan 4644 books
355 friends
Susanna - Censored by GoodReads 3386 books
852 friends

More voters…


Comments Showing 1-1 of 1 (1 new)

dateUp arrow    newest »

message 1: by Janice (new)

Janice I still seriously don't understand what this list means, and why The Voyage of the Frog is on it.


back to top