Patronymic Synonyms

pătrə-nĭmĭk
A title
(Noun)
Synonyms:
  1. surname
  2. family-name
  3. cognomen
  4. father's name
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)
(Noun)
Synonyms:
  1. patronym

Words Related to Patronymic

Related words are words that are directly connected to each other through their meaning, even if they are not synonyms or antonyms. This connection may be general or specific, or the words may appear frequently together.

Related:

  1. name
  2. latinised
  3. latinise

Patronymic Sentence Examples

  • Arminius is a Latinized form of his patronymic Hermanns or Hermansen.

  • As you might expect, patronymic surnames are much more common than matronymic surnames.

  • Of his parentage (apart from his patronymic) and education nothing is known.

  • The patronymic of the Montaigne family, who derived their title from the château at which the essayist was born and which had been bought by his grandfather, was Eyquem.

  • Possibly " Matthew " (Yahweh's gift) was his Christian surname, since two native names, neither being a patronymic, is contrary to Jewish usage.

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