Definition of Patronymic. Meaning of Patronymic. Synonyms of Patronymic

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Definition of Patronymic

Patronymic
Patronymic Pa`tro*nym"ic, a. [L. patronymicus, Gr. ?; ? father + ? name: cf. F. patronymique.] Derived from ancestors; as, a patronymic denomination.

Meaning of Patronymic from wikipedia

- A patronymic, or patronym, is a component of a personal name based on the given name of one's father, grandfather (more specifically an avonymic), or an...
- traditional way of identifying a person's family name, given name, and patronymic name in East Slavic cultures in Russia and some countries formerly part...
- name of a male ancestor. Patronymic may also refer to: Patronymic suffix, a suffix to indicate the patronymic derivation Patronymic surname, a surname originated...
- A patronymic surname is a surname originated from the given name of the father or a patrilineal ancestor. Different cultures have different ways of producing...
- Polish: Iwanowycz) is a patronymic in the traditional three-partite East Slavic personal name with the structure "given name–patronymic–surname". It literally...
- first portion of the surname as a patronymic, normally a Spanish patronymic or more unusually a Basque patronymic, followed by the preposition "de",...
- onwards. Until then, the Welsh had a patronymic naming system. In 1292, 48 per cent of Welsh names were patronymics and, in some parishes, over 70 per cent...
- Scandinavian countries during the time of surname formation. Forms of the patronymic suffixes include: -son, -sen, -fen, -søn, -ler, -zen, -zon/zoon, and -sson...
- married. Some cultures, including Western ones, also add (or once added) patronymics or matronymics, for instance as a middle name as with Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky...
- Fitz (pronounced "fits") was a patronymic indicator used in Anglo-Norman England to help distinguish individuals by identifying their immediate predecessors...