Patronymic
Name from father
A patronymic is a name derived from a father or male ancestor.
The suffix -son in names like Johnson (son of John) or -ovich in Russian names like Petrovich (son of Peter) marks patronymics.
Some become fixed surnames across generations; others, as in Icelandic tradition, change with each generation: His patronymic was Magnússon, meaning his father was named Magnus.
Of a North Atlantic island
- RussianEastern Slavic language
- ScandinavianOf Denmark, Norway, Sweden
- ArabicSemitic language family member
- benScottish peak or parlor
Mac · Slavic · Nordic · Celtic · Jewish · Greek · Armenian · Georgian
Predecessor in lineage
- descentDownward slope or lineage
- bloodlineAncestry through generations
- pedigreeRecord of descent
- family treeChart of ancestors
kinship · inheritance · progenitor · forebear · paternity · filial · generation · DNA
Hereditary family identifier
- lineageDescent from progenitors
- heritageInherited cultural legacy
- suffixWord-ending addition
- family nameHereditary portion of identity
clan name · naming convention · hereditary · ancestry · filiation · paternal · nomenclature · appellation
Word-ending addition
- prefixRoot-modifying front element
- affixWord-part modifier
- etymologyWord origin study
- morphologyStudy of structural forms
derivation · formation · inflection · genitive · possessive
Icelandic
Of a North Atlantic island
- RussianEastern Slavic language
- ScandinavianOf Denmark, Norway, Sweden
- ArabicSemitic language family member
ben · Mac · Slavic · Nordic · Celtic · Jewish · Greek · Armenian · Georgian · Ethiopian
ancestor
Predecessor in lineage
family tree · kinship · inheritance · progenitor · forebear · paternity · filial · generation · DNA · records
surname
Hereditary family identifier
family name · clan name · naming convention · hereditary · ancestry · filiation · paternal · nomenclature · appellation · designation
suffix
Word-ending addition
morphology · derivation · formation · inflection · genitive · possessive
Patronymicgiven name
Personal name from birth
first name · forename · Christian name · personal name · place name