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Patronymic

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patronymic

Pronunciation American British Australian Indian
adj.
  1. of or derived from a personal or family name

patronymic

Pronunciation American British Australian Indian
n.
  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); patronym

patronymic surname

Pronunciation American British Australian Indian
E.g.
  • Coolen Coolen () is a Dutch patronymic surname.
  • Huibers Huibers is a Dutch patronymic surname.
  • Wijnen Wijnen or Wynen is a Dutch patronymic surname.
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