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		Definition of patronym in English: patronymnoun ˈpatrənɪmˈpatrənim another term for patronymic  Example sentencesExamples -  You are only its bearer, nothing more than the agent for the transmission of the patronym.
 -  Denied his patronym, Jeremy is truly "illegitimate."
 -  The second claimant is Joseph Conrad, who has already been mentioned under his patronym, Korzeniowski.
 -  In Spanish-speaking countries, a man takes on his mother's maiden name as a last name, but uses the patronym as the middle name and the official name.
 -  In this period - the middle of the 19th century - variations in their patronym occurred and it was standardized as Normand dit Poupeville.
 
 
 Origin   Mid 19th century: via French patronyme 'family name' from Greek patrōnumos (see patronymic).    Definition of patronym in US English: patronymnounˈpatrənim another term for patronymic  Example sentencesExamples -  The second claimant is Joseph Conrad, who has already been mentioned under his patronym, Korzeniowski.
 -  In Spanish-speaking countries, a man takes on his mother's maiden name as a last name, but uses the patronym as the middle name and the official name.
 -  You are only its bearer, nothing more than the agent for the transmission of the patronym.
 -  In this period - the middle of the 19th century - variations in their patronym occurred and it was standardized as Normand dit Poupeville.
 -  Denied his patronym, Jeremy is truly "illegitimate."
 
 
 Origin   Mid 19th century: via French patronyme ‘family name’ from Greek patrōnumos (see patronymic).     |