patronym
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of patronym
First recorded in 1825–35, patronym is from the Greek word patrṓnymos (adj.) patronymic. See patri-, -onym
Example Sentences
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But for sheer domination, the patronym “Mc” or “Mac” appears a combined 35 times starting with Bob MacDonald and ending with Harold “Jug” McSpaden.
From Golf Digest • Apr. 7, 2020
Director Marco Bellocchio's family name means "beautiful eye"� and European cinema buffs are satisfied that it is a highly suitable patronym.
From Time Magazine Archive
O'Brien succeeds John A. Gronouski, whose fortune is in his patronym.
From Time Magazine Archive
I assumed the name, Simpson, with some reluctance, as in my true patronym, Froissart, I felt a very pardonable pride—believing that I could trace a descent from the immortal author of the "Chronicles."
From The Works of Edgar Allan Poe — Volume 3 by Poe, Edgar Allan
On the breaking out of the Revolutionary War the family divided, the Loyalists changing their patronym to Secord by placing the prefix "d" at the end of their name.
From Laura Secord, the heroine of 1812. A Drama. and Other Poems. by Curzon, Sarah Anne
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