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* The resident RidiculouslyCuteCritter otterbaby of the ''ProtectorsOfThePlotContinuum'', baby son of the Taggerung from the {{Redwall}} continuum, was renamed Moses Taggson when he was adopted into the PPC.
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-->'''Quark''': I am Quark, son of Keldar, and I have come to answer the challenge of D'Ghor, son of... whatever.

Expect any Proud Warrior Race Guy (or Gal) who enacts this trope to be TheStoic and [[HonorBeforeReason admirably honorable]] person who is loyal to the traditions of his or her culture.

Until the latter half of the 20th century, it was generally accepted that openly bearing your father's or culture's good name as a badge of honor was perfectly acceptable behavior, as it showed [[ThickerThanWater filial loyalty to one's roots]]. This is where many last names come from ("Jacob'''son'''," "'''Mac'''Donald," "'''bin'''Tariq" for example).

* The same thing is done with Arabic names, with the proper names followed by "ibn" or "bin" (for males) or "bint" (for females), followed by the name of the father. Sometimes there's a string of such patronymics.

* "Dracula" means "son of the devil".

* Iceland is the only land in the western world where people commonly don't have surnames, with some few exceptions, mostly for foreigners. To tell each other apart, people add X, ''son of Y'' or ''daughter of Y'' to their names. It's however not a surname and people adress each other and are listed in phone books by their given names.

* [[Webcomic/NoRestForTheWicked "I'd tell you "Jack, son of?" ?but my dad made me swear never t' let on I'm his."]]

* A fake trailer for a "retelling" of [[TheBible Jesus Christ]]'s life that this dialogue:

Until the latter half of the 20th century, it was generally accepted that openly bearing your father's or culture's good name as a badge of honor was perfectly acceptable behavior, as it showed [[ThickerThanWater filial loyalty to one's roots]]. This is where many last names come from ("Jacob'''son'''," "Sam'''son'''," for example).

* In ''OrderOfTheStick'', Belkar kills a kobold tracker named Yikyik, and later meets his son, who says: "I am Yokyok, son of Yikyik. You killed my father. Prepare to die."

* In StephenKing's ''TheDarkTower'' series, this form of introduction is common in the Mid-World. In ''TheDarkTower/WizardAndGlass'', Roland adresses the WickedWitch Rhea as "Rhea, daughter of none", as he doesn't know who her father was. In ''TheDarkTower/WolvesOfCalla'', Eddie, who [[DisappearedDad never met his father]], introduces himself as "Eddie Dean of New York, son of Wendell", while thinking: "At least that's what Ma always claimed."

* In StephenKing's ''TheDarkTower'' series, this form of introduction is common in the Mid-World. In ''TheDarkTower/WizardAndGlass'', Roland adresses the WickedWitch Rhea as "Rhea, daughter of none", as he doesn't know who her father was. In ''TheDarkTower/TheWolvesOfCalla'', Eddie, who [[DisappearedDad never met his father]], introduces himself as "Eddie Dean of New York, son of Wendell", while thinking: "At least that's what Ma always claimed."

*** Re O'Brien: No, it doesn't. The original Irish form is Ó Briain, and it means either Grandson or Descendant of Brian. If you want an example of an Irish name that does follow the "son of..." pattern, try McMahon (Irish form Mac Mathuna).

* ''GirlGenius'' "I am Zeetha, Daughter of Chump! Yes I know what it means in your language."

*[[GirlGenius I am Zeetha! Daughter of Chump! Yes I know what it means in your language!]]

* "[[AvatarTheLastAirbender My name is Zuko!]] Son of Ursa and Fire Lord Ozai! Prince of the Fire Nation, and heir to the throne!"

* VinlandSaga: "I am Thorfinn, son of Thors"

* Done by Gene in one IronManArmoredAdventures FanFic, directed at his abusive and violent stepfather. "I'm not your puppet or your slave! I'm Temugin Khan, son of Aung Htain, who was five times the man you will ever be! [[HeroicSacrifice He laid down his life to fight evil]] and I am honored to call him my father. But you? You're just a dirty coward with superpowers." Doubles as a CrowningMomentOfAwesome and IAmWhatIAm for Gene.

*In the {{Redwall}} series i, Martin the Warrior announces himself as "Martin, son of Luke" multiple times in his eponymous book. Also spoken by Martin at least once in the books Mossflower, and The Legend of Luke.

* Done a lot in TheBible, sometimes with the variation of using the tribe name instead.
* In the PrydainChronicles, it's very common for characters to introduce themselves by the patronymic or matronymic. Protagonist Taran is deeply bothered by the fact that he's an orphan and can't introduce himself that way; he eventually comes to be known by many as Taran Wanderer.
* In {{Pern}}, characters do not have surnames; instead, they tend to be given names which are an amalgamation of both parents' names. For example, Lord Jaxom was the son of Lord Fax and Lady Gemma. Lessa, in the first book, invokes the trope a bit more directly in response to F'lar implying she's a coward: ''I am the daughter of the Lord of Ruatha! I am afraid of '''nothing'''!''

* In StarTrekDeepSpaceNine: