(of a name) derived from the name of its bearer's father or ancestor. In Western cultures, many surnames are patronymic in origin, as for example Irish names beginning with O' and English names ending with -son; in other cultures, such as Russian, a special patronymic name is used in addition to the surname
noun
2.
a patronymic name
Word origin
C17: via Late Latin from Greek patronumikos, from patēr father + onomaname
patronymic in American English
(ˌpætrəˈnɪmɪk)
adjective
1.
derived from the name of a father or ancestor
2.
showing such descent
a patronymic suffix
noun
3.
a name showing descent from a given person as by the addition of a prefix or suffix (Ex.: Stevenson, son of Steven; O'Brien, descendant of Brien; Ivanovna, daughter of John, used in Russ. after the first name)
4.
a family name; surname
Word origin
LL patronymicus < Gr patrōnymikos < patēr, father + onyma, name
Examples of 'patronymic' in a sentence
patronymic
Capteen, for your ease, and to conform to Western customs, I will leave out our patronymic middle names.