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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
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
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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