Teknonymy (from Ancient Greek: τέκνον 'child' and ὄνομα 'name') is the practice of referring to parents by the names of their children. This practice can be found in many different cultures around the world. The term was coined by anthropologist Edward Burnett Tylor in an 1889 paper. Such names are called teknonyms, teknonymics, or paedonymics.
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Teknonym in the context of Kunya (Arabic)
A kunya (Arabic: كُنيَة) is an Arabic teknonym, an epithet mentioning a first born son, or sometimes daughter. Abū or Umm precedes the son's or daughter's name in the genitive case, for example Abu Bakr or Umm Kulthum. It is often used as a component of an Arabic name, and implies a familiar, but respectful relationship.