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patronymic

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In many cases indeed there is good reason for doubting whether the name is a patronymic at all.

The unlucky individual whom she addressed with his Christian name and patronymic knew that a storm was impending.

Reference has already been made to the prevalence of Colombo as a patronymic in Genoa and the neighboring country at that time.

In doing so, the patronymic, which the person originating the name bore, was adopted as the surname.

But to what class are we to refer the settlements represented by the local names with the supposed patronymic suffix?

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On this page you'll find 50 synonyms, antonyms, and words related to patronymic, such as: brand, flag, label, nickname, sign, and signature.

From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.

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