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patronymic

[pa-truh-nim-ik] / ˌpæ trəˈnɪm ɪk /


NOUN
surname
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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

“This is exactly what we were doing, Dmytro Volodymyrovych,” she addressed him respectfully, with his patronymic.

From New York Times ● Nov. 15, 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

Tetyana, who identified herself by her first name and patronymic but did not give her family name, was released after being held for four days.

From Reuters ● Apr. 4, 2022

The best identification as yet published is that of Jastrow, who connects it with the Hebrew Heber, the patronymic of various persons.

From The Old Testament In the Light of The Historical Records and Legends of Assyria and Babylonia by Theophilus Goldridge Pinches


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