patronym

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UK/ˈpætɹəʊnɪm/US/ˈpætɹoʊnɪm/

noun

The name of someone's father.

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patronymic
OriginAncient Greek πατήρ →
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Meanings

nounpatronym (plural patronyms)

plural patronyms

  1. The name of someone's father.
  2. A patronymic surname.

Synonyms & antonyms

nouna 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)

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patronymic
Broader
name
Also see
patronymic

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Origin

  1. Ancient Greekπατήρ“father”
  2. Englishpatronym

From Ancient Greek πατήρ (patḗr, “father”) + ὄνυμα (ónuma, “name”). Equivalent to patro- + -onym.

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Translations

Ancient Greek πατρωνυμικόν
  • πατρωνυμικόν (patrōnumikón)linguistics: a patronymic name
Catalan patrònim
  • patrònimpatronymic surname
German Patronym, Patronymikon
  • Patronymname of someone's father
  • Patronymikonname of someone's father
  • Patronymikumname of someone's father
  • Vaternamename of someone's father
  • Vatersnamename of someone's father
  • Patronymlinguistics: a patronymic name
  • Patronymikonlinguistics: a patronymic name
  • Patronymikumlinguistics: a patronymic name
  • Vaternamelinguistics: a patronymic name
  • Vatersnamelinguistics: a patronymic name
Greek πατρώνυμο, πατρωνυμικό
  • πατρώνυμο (patrónymo)name of someone's father
  • πατρωνυμικό (patronymikó)linguistics: a patronymic name
  • πατρώνυμο (patrónymo)patronymic surname
Hungarian patronima
  • patronimapatronymic surname
Icelandic föðurnafn, nafn föðurs
  • föðurnafnname of someone's father
  • nafn föðursname of someone's father
  • föðurnafnpatronymic surname
  • kenninafn dregið af nafni föðurpatronymic surname
Latin nōmen patrōnymicum, patrōnymicum
  • nōmen patrōnymicumlinguistics: a patronymic name
  • patrōnymicumlinguistics: a patronymic name
Polish patronim
  • patronimlinguistics: a patronymic name

Rhymes & wordplay

Anagrams

aptronympartonym
Cite this entry
APA

patronym. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/patronym

MLA

“patronym.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/patronym. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “patronym,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/patronym.

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