patronyme — meaning in English
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English meaning
- patronymic adj Derived from one's father.
- surname noun A person's family name, usually shared with relatives and passed down through generations.
Senses
patronyme is used for these senses in English:
- middle name (Philippines) one's mother's maiden name
- patronymic (onomastics, by extension) A name acquired from the first name of one's father, grandfather or earlier (male) ancestor. 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.
- surname The portion of a person's name that is generally hereditary or treated as an indicator of a person's family, which may be shared with other members of the family, or otherwise derived from their names in some fashion; distinguished from that person's given name(s).
patronymic — full definition
- adj Derived from one's father.
- adj Derived from one's ancestors.