patronymic

patronymic is a 10-letter English word with 4 senses as adjective and noun in the JumbleFix dictionary. One common meaning is: Derived from ancestors; as, a patronymic denomination. Face value is 19 in Scrabble and 22 in Words With Friends. Use the entries below when you need a playable sense, a nearby word, or another arrangement of the same letters.

10 letters · Scrabble 19 · Words With Friends 22 · 4 senses

Definitions

1. adjective. Derived from ancestors; as, a patronymic denomination.
2. noun. 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.
3. 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)

   Synonyms: patronym

4. adjective. of or derived from a personal or family name

Synonyms

patronym

Anagrams

Other playable words that use exactly the letters in patronymic:

importancy, pyromantic

Common word forms

patronymics

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