patronymics

noun

a family name derived from name of your father or a paternal ancestor (especially with an affix (such as -son in English or O'- in Irish) added to the name of your father or a paternal ancestor)

adjective

of or derived from a personal or family name

Roots

paterpatr- · Latin · father onoma-onym · Greek · name

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