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patronymic

[pa-truh-nim-ik] / ˌpæ trəˈnɪm ɪk /
NOUN
name
Synonyms
STRONGEST
brand flag label nickname sign signature style term
STRONG
agnomen alias appellation autograph cognomen denomination designation epithet eponym handle head heading matronymic moniker monogram namesake pseudonym rubric sobriquet surname tag
WEAK
agname autonym compellation nom de guerre nom de plume nomen pen name pet name place name prenomen proper name stage name trade name
Antonyms
WEAK
unknown
NOUN
surname
Synonyms
STRONGEST
last name
STRONG
cognomen matronymic metronymic

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Genealogist Calum MacNeil said patronymic names were popular when he was growing up in Nask, a small community in Barra.

From BBC • Jan. 26, 2025

Another time he had addressed a prison official by his military rank rather than the more respectable name and patronymic.

From New York Times • Nov. 17, 2022

Cedillo responded, “I bet it ends in i-a-n,” referring to the traditional patronymic in Armenian surnames.

From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 12, 2022

"I, and Ramzan Akhmatovich even more so, are the most cultured of people," Prigozhin said, using Kadyrov's patronymic as a sign of respect.

From Reuters • Oct. 3, 2022

His ecclesiastical surname was Benedict, “Baducing” was probably his patronymic.

From Bede's Ecclesiastical History of England by Bede, Cuthbert

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