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Apapponymic is apersonal name based on the name of one's grandfather, similar to apatronymic, a name derived from the name of one's father. Papponyms have been common in a number of societies such asAncient Greece andAncient Israel.

Papponymy has been frequently practiced in theAlaouite dynasty of Moroccan royalty for centuries, with sons sometimes being named after their great-grandfather, but never after their father. The last six generations of the Alaouite dynasty are:

1. Hassan I
2. Yusef
3. Mohammed V
4. Hassan II
5. Mohammed VI
6. Moulay Hassan

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