patronymic in Hindi हिन्दी
patronymic in Kannada ಕನ್ನಡ
patronymic in Marathi मराठी
patronymic in Telugu తెలుగు
patronymic in Urdu اُردُو
patronymic in English
- patronymic⇄adj. 1. (of a family name) derived from the name of a father or ancestor.
2. of or having to do with a suffix or prefix showing such derivation. - patronymic⇄noun a name derived from the name of a father or paternal ancestor, especially by the addition of a prefix or suffix.
Ex. Williamson meaning ""son of William,"" and MacDonald meaning ""descendant of Donald"" are patronymics. - patronymic⇄patronymic, noun, adjective.