patronymic
/ˌpætɹəˈnɪmɪk/
patronymic adjective: derived from one's father.
Adjective
patronymic (not comparable)
- Derived from one's father.
- Derived from one's ancestors.
- a patronymic denomination
- I proposed to her that we give our first-born baby a patronymic name.
Noun
patronymic (plural patronymics)
- A name acquired from one's father.
- A name acquired from the first name of one's father, grandfather or earlier (male) ancestor. 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.
- The use of patronymics arose early in Russia, and they continue to be used down to the present day, through proper surnames came into use in the Middle Ages.1945, E[lizabeth] G[idley] Withycombe, “Introduction”, in The Oxford Dictionary of English Christian Names, Oxford, Oxfordshire: Clarendon Press, →OCLC, page xiv
- According to the applicant, for many years she had been living as part of a family with her stepfather, mother and half-brother and wanted to associate herself more closely with them by taking the surname of her stepfather and also a patronymic derived from his forename.
- On 24 March 2004 the applicant lodged a request with the Civil Status Registration Office in Bila Tserkva (hereinafter “the Registration Office”) seeking to change her patronymic from Volodymyrivna (Володимирівна) to Yuriyivna (Юріївна).
- By a letter of 27 March 2004 the Registration Office refused the applicant’s request, referring to the Rules on Civil Status Registration in Ukraine, approved by the Ministry of Justice, which provided that the patronymic of a physical person could only be changed in the event of a change of...
- On 23 April 2004 the applicant challenged this refusal in the Bila Tserkva Local Court. She complained that her patronymic, along with her forename and family name, was part of her full name and she had the right to change it. She maintained that the refusal violated her constitutional rights, was...2013 May 16, European Court of Human Rights, Garnaga v. Ukraine, number 20390/07, marginal 7–10
patronymic meaning in Tamil, Telugu, Sanskrit and Vietnamese
patronymic in Tamil
- தந்தை, தந்தைவழிப் பெயர், தந்தையாட்சி, இந்த முறைக்குப் பதிலாக
patronymic in Telugu
- patronymic (noun)
- పైతృకనామము paitr̥kanāmamu
patronymic in Sanskrit
- patronymic
- वैतान vaitāna
patronymic in Vietnamese
- patronymic (noun)
- phụ danh, tên gọi theo tên cha
Synonyms of patronymic
Forms of patronymic
| Adjective | |
|---|---|
| alternative form | patronymick |
| Noun | |
| plural | patronymics |
Origin of patronymic
From Ancient Greek πατήρ (patḗr, “father”) + ὄνυμα (ónuma, “name”) (a variant form of ὄνομα (ónoma, “name”)). Also patronym + -ic, from patro- + -onym.
Words formed from patronymic
Questions about patronymic
- What does patronymic mean?
- Patronymic means derived from one's father.
- What is patronymic in Tamil?
- Patronymic in Tamil is தந்தை, தந்தைவழிப் பெயர், தந்தையாட்சி. See Patronymic meaning in Tamil.
- What part of speech is patronymic?
- Patronymic can be an adjective or a noun.
- How do you pronounce patronymic?
- Patronymic is pronounced /ˌpætɹəˈnɪmɪk/.
Words near patronymic in the dictionary
Source and license
Adapted from Wiktionary: patronymic (page history and authors); patronymic (Tamil Wiktionary) (page history and authors); वैतान (Sanskrit) (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.
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