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patronymic Definition


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patronymic
noun
    1. A name derived from one's father's or other male ancestor's name, usually with a suffix or prefix, as in Donaldson or Macdonald, or the Russian Davidovich or Davidovna. Compare matronymic.
Etymology: 17c: from Greek pater father + onyma name.



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