patronymic
Adjective
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Adjective
patronymic (not comparable)
- Derived from one's father.
- (by extension) Derived from one's ancestors.
- a patronymic denomination
- French: patronymique
- German: patronymisch
patronymic (plural patronymics)
- A name acquired from one's father.
- (by extension) A name acquired from one's father's, grandfather's or earlier (male) ancestor's first name. Some cultures use a patronymic where other cultures use a surname or family name; other cultures (like Russia) use both a patronymic and a surname.
- French: patronyme
- German: Vatername, Vatersname, Patronymikon, Patronymikum, Patronym
- Portuguese: patronímico
- Russian: о́тчество
- Spanish: patronímico
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