patronym
patronym · patronyms
Patronym, Patronymikon, Patronymikum, Vatername
The name of someone's fatherThe name of someone's father.
UK/ˈpætɹəʊnɪm/US/ˈpætɹoʊnɪm/
Meaning
2 sensesThe name of someone's father.
Patronym, Patronymikon, Patronymikum
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)
A patronymic surname.
Translations
2 languagesDeutsch
By meaning 1
name of someone's father:
Origin
From Ancient Greek πατήρ (patḗr, “father”) + ὄνυμα (ónuma, “name”). Equivalent to patro- +From Ancient Greek πατήρ (patḗr, “father”) + ὄνυμα (ónuma, “name”). Equivalent to patro- + -onym.
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Forms
plural: patronymsSynonyms
1 synonymsClose in meaning
- 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):patronymic
Word family
4 related wordsDerivedpatronomatology