Eponym and Patronymic

Eponym

Eponym noun - The person for whom something is named.
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Patronymic and eponym are semantically related in someone topic. In some cases you can use "Patronymic" instead a noun "Eponym".

Patronymic

Patronymic 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).
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Synonyms for Patronymic

Eponym and patronymic are semantically related in someone topic. You can use "Eponym" instead a noun "Patronymic".
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