Synonyms for patronymic
| Grammar : Noun |
| Spell : pa-truh-nim-ik |
| Phonetic Transcription : ˌpæ trəˈnɪm ɪk |
Top 10 synonyms for patronymic Other synonyms for the word patronymic
- agname
- alias
- appellation
- autograph
- autonym
- cognomen
- compellation
- denomination
- designation
- epithet
- eponym
- handle
- head
- heading
- matronymic
- metronymic
- moniker
- monogram
- namesake
- nom de guerre
- nom de plume
- nomen
- patronymic
- pen name
- pet name
- place name
- prenomen
- proper name
- pseudonym
- rubric
- sobriquet
- stage name
- surname
- tag
- trade name
Définition of patronymic
Origin :- 1610s, from Late Latin patronymicum, from neuter of patronymicus "derived from a father's name," from patronymos "named from the father," from pater (genitive patros) "father" (see father (n.)) + onyma "name," Aeolic dialectal variant of onoma "name" (see name (n.)). As an adjective from 1660s.
- As in name : noun title given to something, someone
- As in surname : noun family name
- We have the diminutive in Mappin and the patronymic in Mapleson.
- Extract from : « The Romance of Names » by Ernest Weekley
- Or were these separate creations of the patronymic, some English, some Gaelic?
- Extract from : « Records of a Family of Engineers » by Robert Louis Stevenson
- Nevil, you are a preux of the times of my brother's patronymic.
- Extract from : « Beauchamp's Career, Complete » by George Meredith
- Serfs were not addressed with their patronymic by their superiors.
- Extract from : « A Nobleman's Nest » by Ivan Turgenieff
- The women do get so savage when you leave a fellow's patronymic vague.
- Extract from : « Miss Hildreth, Volume 1 of 3 » by Augusta de Grasse Stevens
- According to the Homeric force of the patronymic, he may be either.
- Extract from : « Studies on Homer and the Homeric Age, Vol. 1 of 3 » by W. E. Gladstone
- But these names in ing and ingen, and Latin iaci, do not seem to be patronymic.
- Extract from : « The English Village Community » by Frederic Seebohm
- It is to be remembered that as a patronymic Τελαμώνιος is an Aeolic formation.
- Extract from : « The Heroic Age » by H. Munro Chadwick
- Indeed the patronymic is nearly always derived from the name of the father.
- Extract from : « The Heroic Age » by H. Munro Chadwick
- Does it matter that we know not the patronymic of an earth-released master?
- Extract from : « Autobiography of a YOGI » by Paramhansa Yogananda
Antonyms for patronymic
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