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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
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