patronym

noun
/ˈpætɹəʊnɪm/UK/ˈpætɹoʊnɪm/US

Etymology

From Ancient Greek πατήρ (patḗr, “father”) + ὄνυμα (ónuma, “name”). Equivalent to patri- + -onym.

Definitions

  1. The name of someone's father.

  2. A patronymic surname.

The neighborhood

Vish — recursive loop

No curated loop yet for patronym. Loops are being traced one word at a time while the ingestion pipeline matures.

sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA