patronym, n.
(patronyms)
(patronyms)
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)
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patronym patronymic
lexical pointers
derivationally related form
lexical pointers
derivationally related form