PATRONYMIC

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does patronymic mean? 

• PATRONYMIC (noun)
  The noun PATRONYMIC has 1 sense:

1. 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)

  Familiarity information: PATRONYMIC used as a noun is very rare.

• PATRONYMIC (adjective)
  The adjective PATRONYMIC has 1 sense:

1. of or derived from a personal or family name

  Familiarity information: PATRONYMIC used as an adjective is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• PATRONYMIC (noun)

Sense 1

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)

Classified under:

Nouns denoting communicative processes and contents

Synonyms:

patronym; patronymic

Hypernyms ("patronymic" is a kind of...):

name (a language unit by which a person or thing is known)

Domain region:

Emerald Isle; Hibernia; Ireland (an island comprising the republic of Ireland and Northern Ireland)

Derivation:

patronymic (of or derived from a personal or family name)

• PATRONYMIC (adjective)

Sense 1

Meaning:

Of or derived from a personal or family name

Classified under:

Relational adjectives (pertainyms)

Pertainym:

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))

Derivation:

patronym; 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))

 Context examples 

When I go there I shall be all alone, and my friend Harker Jonathan—nay, pardon me, I fall into my country's habit of putting your patronymic first—my friend Jonathan Harker will not be by my side to correct and aid me.

(Dracula, by Bram Stoker)