Patronymic
Component of a personal name based on the given name of one's male ancestor / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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"Patronymic suffix" redirects here. For such suffixes in English-language usage specifically, see Suffix (name) § Generational titles.
For other uses, see Patronymic (disambiguation).
A patronymic, or patronym, is a component of a personal name based on the given name of one's father, grandfather (more specifically an avonymic),[1][2] or an earlier male ancestor. It is the male equivalent of a matronymic.
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Patronymics are used, by custom or official policy, in many countries worldwide, although elsewhere their use has been replaced by or transformed into patronymic surnames. Examples of such transformations include common English surnames such as Johnson (son of John).