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Patronymic definitions

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Webster's 1828 Dictionary

PATRONYM'IC, n. [L. patronymicus; from Gr. father, and name.]
A name of men or women derived from that of their parents or ancestors; as Tydides, the son of Tydeus, Pelides, the son of Peleus, that is, Achilles.

WordNet (r) 3.0 (2005)

adj
1: of or derived from a personal or family name n
1: 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) [syn: patronymic, patronym]

Merriam Webster's

noun Etymology: ultimately from Greek patronymia patronymic, from patr- + onyma name — more at name Date: 1612 a name derived from that of the father or a paternal ancestor usually by the addition of an affix • patronymic adjective

Oxford Reference Dictionary

n. & adj. --n. a name derived from the name of a father or ancestor, e.g. Johnson, O'Brien, Ivanovich. --adj. (of a name) so derived. Etymology: LL patronymicus f. Gk patronumikos f. patronumos f. pater patros father + onuma, onoma name

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

Patronymic Pa`tro*nym"ic, a. [L. patronymicus, Gr. ?; ? father + ? name: cf. F. patronymique.] Derived from ancestors; as, a patronymic denomination.

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

Patronymic Pa`tro*nym"ic, n. [Gr. ?.] 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.

Soule's Dictionary of English Synonyms

n. Surname, family name, ancestral name, sirname, cognomen.