Associations to the word «Patronymic»
Noun
- Surname
- Suffix
- Naming
- Nickname
- Name
- Mac
- Meaning
- Son
- Lieu
- Clan
- Origin
- Given
- Ending
- Grandson
- Father
- Bin
- Or
- Form
- Tradition
- Licence
- Russian
- Appellation
- Danish
- Document
- Prefix
- Family
- Molotov
- Fitz
- Daughter
- Convention
- Derivation
- Iceland
- Descendant
- Pere
- Baronet
- Rodrigo
- Gen
- Epithet
- Annal
- Spelling
- Bearer
- Lars
- Equivalent
- Script
- Inheritance
- Ancestor
- Variant
- Grandfather
- Ivan
- Abu
Adjective
Wiktionary
PATRONYMIC, adjective. Derived from ancestors; as, a patronymic denomination.
PATRONYMIC, noun. Name acquired from one's father's, grandfather's or earlier (male) ancestor's first name. Some cultures use a patronymic where other cultures use a surname or family name; other cultures (like Russia) use both a patronymic and a surname.
Dictionary definition
PATRONYMIC, noun. A family name derived from name of your father or a paternal ancestor (especially with an affix (such as -son in English or O'- in Irish) added to the name of your father or a paternal ancestor).
PATRONYMIC, adjective. Of or derived from a personal or family name.
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