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patronym

/ˈpætɹəʊnɪm/ UK
/ˈpætɹoʊnɪm/ US

Where it comes from

From Ancient Greek πατήρ (patḗr, “father”) + ὄνυμα (ónuma, “name”). Equivalent to patro- + -onym.

noun patronyms

The name of someone's father.
A patronymic surname.

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noun name of someone's father

Deutsch	Patronym, Patronymikon, Patronymikum, Vatername, Vatersname
Ελληνικά	πατρώνυμο patrónymo

noun linguistics: a patronymic name

Deutsch	Patronym, Patronymikon, Patronymikum, Vatername, Vatersname
Ελληνικά	πατρωνυμικό patronymikó

noun patronymic surname

Ελληνικά	πατρώνυμο patrónymo

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@misc{patronym_2026,
  title = {patronym},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/patronym},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}