patronym

Noun

Meaning

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

Synonyms

patronymic surname metronymic last name matronymic father's name paternal title daddy's name pop's name sire appellation papa appellation parental appellation parental name name father dad appellation

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Hypernyms

name

Related terms

patronymic eponym metronymic matronymic

Anagrams

aptronym partonym

Examples

Although surnames are static today, dynamic and changing patronym usage survives in middle names in Greece where the genitive of the father's first name is commonly the middle name. Source: Internet

Although Domnall is generally supposed to have been childless, it has been suggested that Giric was a son of Domnall, reading his patronym as mac Domnaill rather than the commonly supposed mac Dúngail. Source: Internet

Although there were several families bearing the patronym "Eyquem" in Guyenne, his family is thought to have had some degree of Marrano ( Spanish and Portuguese Jewish ) origins. Source: Internet

Gerhardsen passed his own patronym on to his children as a family name. Source: Internet

Qadiriyya was his patronym. Source: Internet

The prefix "Mac" is used to form a patronym, such as "Mac Coinnich" – or the anglicized 'Mackenzie' – son of Coinneach/Kenneth. Source: Internet

Close letter words and terms

patronomayology patronship patronus patronymic patronymical patronymically