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Patronymic
Patronymic Pa`tro*nym"ic, a. [L. patronymicus, Gr. ?; ? father + ? name: cf. F. patronymique.] Derived from ancestors; as, a patronymic denomination.
Patronymical
Patronymical Pa`tro*nym"ic*al, a. Same as Patronymic.

Meaning of Patronym from wikipedia

- A patronymic, or patronym, is a component of a personal name based on the given name of one's father, grandfather (more specifically an avonymic), or an...
- Look up patronymic in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. A patronymic or patronym is a component of a personal name based on the given name of a male ancestor...
- Many Scottish surnames originate from names that were originally patronyms. Patronyms are derived from the forename of the bearer's father (for example...
- honor of a person or persons is known as a taxonomic eponym or eponymic; patronym and matronym are the gendered terms for this. A number of humorous species...
- Modern -ovich- patronyms were originally a feature of the royal dynasty (Рюриковичи, Ruerikovichi, Rurikids, which makes the East Slavic patronym in its original...
- A Korean name in the modern era typically consists of a surname followed by a given name, with no middle names. A number of Korean terms for names exist...
- given at birth such that most Kalenjin today have three names with the patronym Arap in some cases being acquired later in life e.g Alfred Kirwa Yego and...
- was itself named for Didacus of Alcalá (d. 1463).[citation needed] The patronym for Diego is Díaz in Castilian Spanish (used for example by Rodrigo Díaz...
- Jansen is a Dutch/Flemish and Low German patronymic surname meaning son of Jan, a common derivative of Johannes. It is equivalent to the English surname...
- occasionally a variation of Johnston, a habitational name. The name itself is a patronym of the given name John, literally meaning "son of John". The name John...