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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Second name and patronymic are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Second name" instead a noun "Patronymic".
Second name
Patronymic and second name are semantically related. You can use "Patronymic" instead a noun phrase "Second name".
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- Patronymic: The standard for your second name in Norse society was the name of your father plus son (for son) or dóttir (for daughter) attached at the end.
Source: Literature / The Icelandic Sagas
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