patronymic
pronunciation
How to pronounce patronymic in British English:
UK [ˌpætrəˈnɪmɪk]
How to pronounce patronymic in American English:
US [ˌpætrəˈnɪmɪk]
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- Noun:
- a name derived with an affix (such as -son in English or O'- in Irish) from the name of your father or a paternal ancestor
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- Adjective:
- of a patronymic name
Word Origin
- patronymic (n.)
- 1610s, from Late Latin patronymicum, from neuter of patronymicus "derived from a father's name," from patronymos "named from the father," from pater (genitive patros) "father" (see father (n.)) + onyma "name," Aeolic dialectal variant of onoma "name" (see name (n.)). As an adjective from 1660s.