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Webster 1913 Edition
Patronymic
Paˊtro-nym′ic
(-nĭm′ĭk)
, Adj.
[L.
patronymicus
, Gr. πατρωνυμικός
; πατήρ
father + ὄνομα
name: cf. F. patronymique
.] Derived from ancestors;
as, a
. patronymic
denominationPaˊtro-nym′ic
,Noun.
[Gr.
πατρωνυμικόν
.] A modification of the father’s name borne by the son; a name derived from that of a parent or ancestor;
as,
; also, the surname of a family; the family name. Pelides
, the son of Peleus; Johnson
, the son of John; Macdonald
, the son of Donald; Paulowitz
, the son of PaulM. A. Lower.
Webster 1828 Edition
Patronymic
PATRONYM'IC
,Noun.
A name of men or women derived from that of their parents or ancestors; as Tydides, the son of Tydeus, Pelides, the son of Peleus, that is, Achilles.