Noah Webster
Patronymic
PATRONYM'IC, noun [Latin patronymicus; from Gr. father, and name.]
A name of men or women derived from that of their parents or ancestors; as Tydides, the son of Tydeus, Pelides, the son of Peleus, that is, Achilles.
PATRONYM'IC, noun [Latin patronymicus; from Gr. father, and name.]
A name of men or women derived from that of their parents or ancestors; as Tydides, the son of Tydeus, Pelides, the son of Peleus, that is, Achilles.