PATRONYMIC

patronymic

(adjective) of or derived from a personal or family name

patronymic, patronym

(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)

Source: WordNet® 3.1

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Etymology

Adjective

patronymic (not comparable)

Derived from one's father.

(by extension) Derived from one's ancestors.

Noun

patronymic (plural patronymics)

A name acquired from one's father.

(by extension) A 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.

Usage notes

A patronymic is often formed by adding a prefix or suffix to a name.

Synonyms

• patronym

Coordinate terms

• matronym

• matronymic

• metronym

• metronymic

• teknonym

• teknonymic

Anagrams

• aptronymic, importancy, pyromantic

Source: Wiktionary

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Pa`tro*nym"ic, a. Etym: [L. patronymicus, Gr. patronymique.]

Definition: Derived from ancestors; as, a patronymic denomination.

Pa`tro*nym"ic, n. Etym: [Gr.

Definition: A modification of the father's name borne by the son; a name derived from that of a parent or ancestor; as, Pelides, the son of Peleus; Johnson, the son of John; Macdonald, the son of Donald; Paulowitz, the son of Paul; also, the surname of a family; the family name. M. A. Lower.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition

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