patronymic, ca.
(Of thelat. )(do patronym? cus, and East of theGr. ?).
1. adj. Among the Greeks and Romans, said of the name which derived from the belonging to the parent or other ancestor, and applied to the child or other descendant, denoted as such in these.
2. adj. It is said the name formerly given in Spain children, formed from the name of their parents; e.g. Fernando Fernández, ; Martinez, of Martin. U t. c. s.
