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Noun: patronym  'pa-tru,nim
  1. 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)
    "Johnson, meaning 'son of John', is a common patronym";
    - patronymic

Derived forms: patronyms

Type of: name

Encyclopedia: Patronym