English to English
adjective
- of or derived from a personal or family name
source: WordNet 3.0
- Derived from ancestors; as, a patronymic denomination.
source: Webster 1913
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)
source: WordNet 3.0
- A modification of the father's name borne by the son; a name derived from that of a parent or ancestor; as, Pelides, the son of Peleus; Johnson, the son of John; Macdonald, the son of Donald; Paulowitz, the son of Paul; also, the surname of a family; the family name.
source: Webster 1913
