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
Surname and patronymic are semantically related in someone topic. In some cases you can use "Surname" instead a noun "Patronymic".
Surname
Surname noun - A name shared by members of a family.
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Synonyms for Surname
Patronymic and surname are semantically related in family name topic. You can use "Patronymic" instead a noun "Surname".
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Related pairs
- handle and patronymic
- handle and surname
- name and patronymic
- name and surname
- denomination and patronymic
- denomination and surname
- appellation and patronymic
- appellation and surname
- designation and patronymic
- designation and surname
- nickname and patronymic
- nickname and surname
- cognomen and patronymic
- cognomen and surname
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Most characters in Russian novels fit this trope, having a first name, patronymic, surname, Russian nickname, and English nickname(s).
Source: I Have Many Names - This could result in people of the older generation (commonly teachers) referring to someone by their name and patronymic rather than name and surname by Russian tradition, which is regarded as weird (or can trigger a Spell My Name with an "S" if the two are similar).
Source: Useful Notes / Patronymic - A patronymic is a surname formed from the name of the owner's father or a paternal ancestor, used by a culture in place of a family name that is handed down from generation to generation.
Source: Useful Notes / Patronymic
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Surname and Patronymic. (2016). Retrieved 2026, August 01, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/patronymic/surname
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