| Front | patronym \PA-truh-nim\ |
|---|---|
| Back | noun 1. A name derived from the name of father or an ancestor, e.g. Johnson (son of John). 2. A surname or family name. [From Greek patronymous (patronymic), from patri- (father) + -onym (name).] Here are a few more patronyms from other languages and cultures: * Arabic bin (bin Laden, son of Laden), bint (Bint Ahmed, daughter of Ahmed) * Hebrew ben (Ben-Gurion, son of Gurion; Ben-Hur, son of Hur) * Hindi -putra/put (Brahmaputra, son of Brahma; Rajput, son of king) * Irish and Scottish Mac/Mc- (McDonald, son of Donald) * Irish O (O'Brien, grandson/descendant of Brien) * Norman Fitz- (Fitzgerald, son of Gerald) * Russian -ich/-vich, as a middle name (Anton Pavlovich Chekhov, son of Pavel). * Spanish -ez (Fernandez, son of Fernando; Gonzalez son of Gonzalo) *Welsh ap or p (Pritchard from ap Richard, son of Richard). |
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