Patronymic

A patronymic, or patronym, is a part of a personal name that comes from the given name of someone's father, grandfather,Willy van Langendonck. 2007. Theory and Typology of Proper Names. Berlin: Mouton de Gruyter, p. 275.Eichler, Ernst et al. (eds.). 1995. Namenforschung. Berlin: Walter de Gruyter, p. 488. or an earlier male ancestor. It is the male version of a matronymic."patronym, n."; "patronymic, n. and adj.", OED Online (3rd edition). March 2018. Oxford University Press.

Patronymics are used in many countries worldwide. Examples this are English surnames such as Johnson (son of John).

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