Hypertext Webster Gateway: "patronymic"
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Patronymic \Pa`tro*nym"ic\, a. [L. patronymicus, Gr. ?; ? father
+ ? name: cf. F. patronymique.]
Derived from ancestors; as, a patronymic denomination.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Patronymic \Pa`tro*nym"ic\, n. [Gr. ?.]
A modification of the father's name borne by the son; a name
derived from that of a parent or ancestor; as, Pelides, the
son of Peleus; Johnson, the son of John; Macdonald, the son
of Donald; Paulowitz, the son of Paul; also, the surname of a
family; the family name. --M. A. Lower.
From WordNet (r) 1.7 (wn)
patronymic
adj : of a patronymic name
n : a name derived with an affix (such as -son in English or O'-
in Irish) from the name of your father or a paternal
ancestor
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