Your comment is so incredibly timely for me - I'm thinking to write a piece on this next week. May I quote you? I first came to understand this when I noticed official documents in Lebanon (where I am from) assume that my middle name is my father's name. My last name is also my father's name - as in most countries. Where is my mother?! I kept asking. Patriarchal naming practices are a way to erase women's existence. I need to write more on this. Thank you...