title: Patronymic (disambiguation)
text: # Patronymic (disambiguation)
  
  A patronymic or patronym is a component of a personal name based on the given name of a male ancestor.
  
  Patronymic may also refer to:
  
  * Patronymic suffix, a suffix to indicate the patronymic derivation
  * Patronymic surname, a surname originated from the name of the father
  * Patronym (taxonomy), a scientific name honoring a person or persons
  