Monday, September 27, 2010

You Can Always Change Your Name ... I Did!


Today's Word "patronym"
patronym \PA-truh-nim\ (noun) - 1 : A name derived from the name of father or an ancestor, e.g. Johnson (son of John). 2 : A surname or family name.

"While the starlet came from an impressive patronym, her behavior both in public and in private was not at all becoming of the name."

From Greek patronymous (patronymic), from patri- (father) + -onym (name).

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