Definition of Patronymic
pertaining to the father’s or male relative’s name
Examples of Patronymic in a sentence
After many arguments, the expecting couple finally decided to use a patronymic name which made her husband happy. 🔊
Analyzing her patronymic lineage required many hours of looking at the spelling of her grandfather’s and father’s names. 🔊
Due to Russia’s long culture of using the husband’s names, many people possess three names which are a first name, a patronymic name and the surname. 🔊
In history, many surnames were the result of a patronymic job including carter, cartwright and fisherman. 🔊
Even though the young man did not know his father, he used a patronymic surname of Rockefeller to impress people. 🔊
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