Definition of patronymic

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patronymic
noun (plural: patronymics)

name acquired from one's father's first name. Some cultures use a patronymic where other cultures use a surname or family name; other cultures {like Russia} use both a patronymic and a surname.

Etymology: pater, father, + Greek , name

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