According to Pashtun folklore, the Afridi tribe traces its origin back to the eponymous ancestor of all Pashtuns, Qais Abdur Rashid, through his youngest son, Karlan.
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The Devonshire Cary family of Cockington and the Manor of Clovelly recorded their eponymous ancestor in the 1564'Visitation of Devon'as'John Cary of Cary '.
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Leod, the traditional eponymous ancestor of the clan, does not appear in contemporary records, or even the Chronicles of Mann which lists the four sons of Olaf.
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Sons of �ed R�in include : Bressal mac �edo R�in and Fiachnae mac �edo R�in, who also became kings of Ulaid; Blathmac, the eponymous ancestor of the U?Blathmaic;
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If correct, Kermac would be the clan's eponymous ancestor, and the aforesaid record of 1264 would be the earliest record of the Gaelic surname borne by the clan.
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This tradition was more than a mere homage to dead relatives it seems that the Carolingians saw naming customs as a way to help children assume the historical roles of their eponymous ancestors.
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The eponymous ancestor of the U?N�ill was Niall Noigiallach, or " Niall of the Nine Hostages ", and it is suggested that this may be the origin of his nickname.
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While there, Magaram gave birth to Bayajidda's first child, Biram the eponymous ancestor of the petty kingdom of Gabas-ta-Biram ( " east of Biram " ).
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Until quite recently, it was commonly believed by historians that the eponymous ancestor of the MacLeods, Leod, was the son of Olaf the Black, King of Mann and the Isles.
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One cross-cultural approach over this more than a millennium of historical speculation was to assign an eponymous ancestor of the same name as, or reconstructed from, the name of the people.
