patronymic
Example Sentences
Examples are provided to illustrate real-world usage of words in context. Any opinions expressed do not reflect the views of Dictionary.com.
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
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
“Ivan Sergeyevich, why don’t you take care of yourself?” wrote one woman, using his first name and his patronymic, a polite form of address in the Russian-speaking world.
From Seattle Times • Mar. 12, 2022
By this means not a double baptismal, but a double patronymic, name is formed.
From Curiosities of Puritan Nomenclature by Bardsley, Charles W.
Vocabulary lists containing patronymic
