HyperDic: patronym

English > 1 sense of the word patronym:
NOUNcommunicationpatronym, patronymica 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)
patronym > pronunciation
Soundspae.trahnih'm
Rhymesacronym ... whim: 31 rhymes with ihm...
English > patronym: 1 sense > noun 1, communication
MeaningA 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).
Synonympatronymic
RegionIreland, Hibernia, Emerald IsleAn island comprising the republic of Ireland and Northern Ireland
BroadernameA language unit by which a person or thing is known
Spanishpatronímico
Catalanpatronímic, patrònim
Adjectivespatronymicof or derived from a personal or family name

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