Patronymic

What do we mean by patronymic?

Of, relating to, or derived from the name of one's father or a paternal ancestor. adjective

A name so derived. noun

Derived from or constituting the name of a father or ancestor.

A name derived from that of parents or ancestors: as, Tydides, the son of Tydeus; Pelides, the son of Peleus; Fitzwilliam, the son of William; Williamson, the son of William; Pavlovitch, the son of Paul; Macdonald, the son of Donald; in general use, a, family name; a surname. The usual Anglo-Saxon patronymic ending was -ing (see -ing). noun

In anthropology, relating to that form of society in which the child takes its name from the father's family, or in which the child is reckoned as a member of the paternal family.

Derived from ancestors. adjective

A modification of the father's name borne by the son; a name derived from that of a parent or ancestor; ; also, the surname of a family; the family name. noun

Derived from ancestors; as, a patronymic denomination. adjective

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. noun

Of or derived from a personal or family name adjective

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) noun

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.

Words that are spelled similarly to patronymic:
patronymic, matronymic, paronymic, patronym, acronymic, metronymic, patronymics.

Words that are triggered by (strongly associated with) the word patronymic:
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Words that rhyme with patronymic:
mimic, gimmick, bulimic, dimock, dimmick, dimick, stimac, shimek, klimek, simek, mihm mc, primack, schimek, slimak.

Adjectives that are often used to describe patronymic:
same, own, common, original, uncourtly, real, old, ancient, russian, royal, proper, english, true, gaelic, full, greek, mere, german, irish, peculiar, bare, ordinary, noble, maya, dutch, usual, genuine, simple, familiar, distinctive, welsh, uncommon, homely, double, biblical, celtic, impossible, marital, sounding, honorable, correct, male, ironical, aristocratic, unfortunate, frequent, compare, spanish, native, quaint, tribal, odd, periphrastic, honored, respectable, glorious, hereditary, slavic, latin, sanscrit, haunting, polish, equivalent, wrong, anonymous, formal, humble, shared.

Nouns that are often described by the adjective patronymic:
name, form, names, title, groups, suffix, surnames, family, group, appellation, system, state, surname, organization, tribes, forms, tribe, ancestor, confederation, kinship, adjective, societies, confederacies, society, nations, descent, designation, origin, settlement, clan, appellations, hero, confederations, classes, titles, civilization, child, phrases, rule, element, unknown, confederacy, function, relationship, tribal.

Words that sound like patronymic:
patronymic, patronym, metronymic, patronage, patrimony, metronomic, bionomic, beranek, agronomic, apotropaic.