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Adjective: patronymic  `patru'nimik
  1. Of or derived from a personal or family name
Noun: patronymic  `patru'nimik
  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)
    - patronym

Derived forms: patronymics

Type of: name

Encyclopedia: Patronymic