Patronymic

Last Updated: January 2, 2026 at 12:30 PM

Scrabble:19 ptsWWF:22 pts10 letters

Definition of Patronymic

noun

A name acquired from one's father.
(by extension) A name acquired from one's father's, grandfather's or earlier (male) ancestor's first name. Some cultures use a patronymic where other cultures use a surname or family name; other cultures (like Russia) use both a patronymic and a surname.

adjective

Derived from one's father.
(by extension) Derived from one's ancestors.
"a patronymic denomination"

Anagrams of Patronymic

Exact Anagrams

1 word using all 10 letters:

Words You Can Make

50 words can be made from the letters in "patronymic":

10-LETTER WORDS

9-LETTER WORDS

paronymic patrimony

8-LETTER WORDS

acrimony caryotin impactor minatory protamin romantic tympanic

7-LETTER WORDS

acronym apomict apricot aprotic atropin campion cantrip caption carotin company compart cortina crampit crampon cyprian+17 more

6-LETTER WORDS

action anomic aortic armpit aroint aroynt atomic atonic

+1 Letter Anagrams

Words formed by adding one letter to "patronymic" and rearranging:

Related Word Patterns

PA...Words starting with "pa"...ICWords ending with "ic"All 10-letter words Unscramble "patronymic"

Synonyms & Antonyms

SYNONYMS

patronym

Rhyming Words

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