What does patronymic mean?

patronymic

🇺🇸 /ˌpætrəˈnɪmɪk/ 🇬🇧 /ˌpætrəˈnɪmɪk/

詞頻

難度

標籤 RARE

noun

A name that comes from your father's or an ancestor's name, often by adding a prefix or suffix.

In many cultures, it's common to have a patronymic, like 'Johnson', which means 'son of John'.

在許多文化中，使用父名，例如'Johnson'，意味著'約翰的兒子'。