patronymic
noun
1 patronymic
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).
synonym: patronym.
Roget 564: nomenclature; naming etc. v.; nuncupation†, nomination, baptism; orismology†; onomatopoeia; antonomasia†. name; appelation†, appelative†; designation, ... show more
adjective
1 patronymic
Of or derived from a personal or family name.
Polish: odojcowski, patronimiczny
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