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From: DICT.TW English-Chinese Dictionary 英漢字典

 pat·ro·nym·ic /ˌpætrəˈnɪmɪk/
 (a.)取自教父名的源於父名的姓或名字

From: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)

 Pa·tro·nym·ic a.  Derived from ancestors; as, a patronymic denomination.

From: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)

 Pa·tro·nym·ic, n.  A modification of the father's name borne by the son; a name derived from that of a parent or ancestor; as, Pelides, the son of Peleus; Johnson, the son of John; Macdonald, the son of Donald; Paulowitz, the son of Paul; also, the surname of a family; the family name.
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From: WordNet (r) 2.0

 patronymic
      adj : of a patronymic name
      n : a name derived with an affix (such as -son in English or O'-
          in Irish) from the name of your father or a paternal
          ancestor