PATRONYMIC

Pronunciation (US):

 Dictionary entry overview: What does patronymic mean? 

• PATRONYMIC (noun)
  The noun PATRONYMIC has 1 sense:

1. 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)

  Familiarity information: PATRONYMIC used as a noun is very rare.

• PATRONYMIC (adjective)
  The adjective PATRONYMIC has 1 sense:

1. of a patronymic name

  Familiarity information: PATRONYMIC used as an adjective is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• PATRONYMIC (noun)

Meaning:

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)

Classified under:

Nouns denoting communicative processes and contents

Synonyms:

patronym; patronymic

Hypernyms ("patronymic" is a kind of...):

name (a language unit by which a person or thing is known)

Domain region:

Emerald Isle; Hibernia; Ireland (an island comprising the republic of Ireland and Northern Ireland)

• PATRONYMIC (adjective)

Meaning:

Of a patronymic name

Classified under:

Relational adjectives (pertainyms)

Pertainym:

patronymic (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))