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WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024pat•ro•nym•ic /ˌpætrəˈnɪmɪk/USA pronunciation n. [countable]- Linguisticsa name formed from the name of a father or ancestor, esp. by the addition of a suffix or prefix indicating descent, as Stevenson (son of Steven);
Browning (son of Brown);
or Macdonald (son of Donald).
adj. [before a noun] - Linguistics(of a family name) formed from the name of a father or ancestor.
- Linguistics(of a suffix or prefix) indicating descent from a father or ancestor.
pat•ro•nym•i•cal•ly, adv. See -patr-, -onym-. WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024pat•ro•nym•ic (pa′trə nim′ik),USA pronunciation adj. - Linguistics(of family names) derived from the name of a father or ancestor, esp. by the addition of a suffix or prefix indicating descent.
- Linguistics(of a suffix or prefix) indicating descent.
n. - Linguisticsa patronymic name, as Williamson (son of William) or Macdonald (son of Donald).
- Linguisticsa family name;
surname.
- Greek patrōnymikós equivalent. to patró̄nym(os) patronymic (see patri-, -onym) + -ikos -ic
- Late Latin patrōnymicus
- 1605–15
Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers:: patronymic /ˌpætrəˈnɪmɪk/ adj - (of a name) derived from the name of its bearer's father or ancestor. In Western cultures, many surnames are patronymic in origin, as for example Irish names beginning with O' and English names ending with -son; in other cultures, such as Russian, a special patronymic name is used in addition to the surname
n - a patronymic name
Etymology: 17th Century: via Late Latin from Greek patronumikos, from patēr father + onoma name |