patronymic English

Meaning patronymic meaning

What does patronymic mean?

patronymic

— adjective of or derived from a personal or family name

— 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)

Synonyms patronymic synonyms

What other words have the same or similar meaning as patronymic?

patronymic English » English

patronym

family name

surname

relating to birth

patronymick

paternal

last name