patronym
Noun
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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) (synset 106347202)
domain region: emerald isle, hibernia, ireland - an island comprising the republic of Ireland and Northern Irelandis a type of: name - a language unit by which a person or thing is knownsame as: patronymic
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