 On the other hand, children cannot marry someone who bears the same surname as they do, no matter how distantly related.In the Circassian tradition, the formula for surnames is patterned to mean "daughter of ..."

Abkhaz families follow similar naming patterns reflecting the common roots of the Abkhazian, Adygean and Wubikh peoples.Circassian family names cannot be derived from women's names or from the name of female ancestors.