 by the (given) name of her father.Since 2000, Mongolians have been officially using clan names — "ovog", the same word that was used for the patronymics during the socialist period — on their ID cards (the clan name is also referred to as "urgiin ovog", meaning lineage name, among general use, to distinguish from the patro- or matronymic).Many people chose the names of the ancient clans and tribes such Borjigin, Besud, Jalair, etc.