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Aptronymic - What does it mean?

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Aptronymic vs Patronymic - What's the difference?

aptronymic | patronymic |


As adjectives the difference between aptronymic and patronymic

is that aptronymic is aptly-named; with an apt name while patronymic is derived from ancestors; as, a patronymic denomination.

As a noun patronymic is

name acquired from one's father's, grandfather's or earlier male ancestor's first name. Some cultures use a patronymic where other cultures use a surname or family name; other cultures (like Russia) use both a patronymic and a surname.

Taxonomy vs Aptronymic - What's the difference?

taxonomy | aptronymic |


As a noun taxonomy

is the science or the technique used to make a classification.

As an adjective aptronymic is

aptly-named; with an apt name.