meaning of patronymics
1. Derived from ancestors; as, a patronymic denomination.
2. A modification of the fathers name borne by the son; a name derived from that of a parent or ancestor; as, Pelides, the son of Peleus; Johnson, the son of John; Macdonald, the son of Donald; Paulowitz, the son of Paul; also, the surname of a family; the family name.
3. a name derived with an affix such as -son in English or O- in Irish from the name of your father or a paternal ancestor
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