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patronymic

/,pætrə'nɪmɪk/

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noun
a 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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name
of or derived from a personal or family name
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