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Baltic

	Double Given Names	Locative	Patronymic	Other relationship	Descriptive/ Occupational	Dictus	Double Bynames	Order
Estonian		Yes, pre-pended and post-pended	Yes, marked or unmarked, including patronymics from father's descriptive and occupational byname	Wife	Yes		Yes (patronymic+locative)	given+byname byname+given given+patronymic+locative
Latvian	No	Yes, adjectival or unmarked (see note)	Yes, marked or unmarked (see note)	Wife (see note)	Yes, adjectival or unmarked (see note)	No	No	given+byname
Lithuanian	Late; 14th cen. and after	Adjectival (see notes)	Yes (see notes)	Husband (see notes)	Yes	Yes, dictus and alias (see notes)	Yes, one is a locative	given+given given+byname given+locative+occupational given+patronymic+locative
Livonian	No		Yes, marked or unmarked (see note)		Yes	No	No	given+byname byname+given

Notes

Estonian: Bynames based on relationship can be formed with Estonian particles, such as poyck/poicke 'son', tüttar 'daughter', nayne 'wife' or Low German son, dochter 'daughter', wif 'wife' (usually with the relative's name in the genitive case, following the rules of Estonian or German grammar respectively).

Lithuanian:

Adjectival locative bynames are attested in Lithuanian, using the ending -iska with feminine names, and -iskis, -inikas, or -(i)etis with masculine names, in its grammatically required form. -iska and -iskis, like their equivalents in Polish (-ska and -ski) is roughly equivalent to "-ish" in English. -(i)etis, is similar to English "place name"-ian.

Masculine patronyms, based on the father's name, included -(i)unas, -(i)unos, -aitis or -uitis ('B's son'). Alternately, the relationship could be indicated by a diminutive suffix added to their relative's name, such as -(i)ulis ('little B'). Patronymn may be derived from the father's occupational byname. Feminine patronyms are changed by adding the suffixes -(ai)czie / -itia. They are based on the father's given name or his descriptive byname.

Relationship bynames (husband) are formed from the husband's given name, full name, or byname by using the suffix -iene on each part of the husband's name. In the 16th and early 17th century, the suffix -owiene is also found when the relationship is formed from the husband's given name.

The pattern given dictus given and given alias given is known in Lithuanian. Other patterns (such as given alias given pat) need to be documented.

Livonian: Note that "Livonian" is intended to refer to the indigenous group called the Livs or Livonians, rather than the region called Livonia that encompassed modern-day Estonia and Latvia. Masculine patronymics use -dels or -poy 'son'.