patronymic

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I - 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)
• Syn:
patronym
• Derivationally related forms:
patronymic (for: patronym)
• Regions:
Ireland, Hibernia, Emerald Isle
• Hypernyms:
name

II - adjective

of or derived from a personal or family name
• Derivationally related forms:
patronym