Patronymic Baby Names
24 Patronymic names with meanings, U.S. popularity, and audio pronunciation on every page.
Explore 24 baby names with a patronymic feel. Every name links to a full page with its sourced meaning, origin, popularity chart, famous bearers, and a clear audio pronunciation. Names are listed most-popular first.
Patronymic Boy Names
Bowen#266 in the U.S.Son of Owen; young warrior or well-born sonBenson#279 in the U.S.Son of Ben (Benjamin); son of the right handJensen#282 in the U.S.Son of Jens; Jens being the Danish form of John (God is gracious)Colson#311 in the U.S.Son of Cole; Cole being a medieval short form of Nicholas (victory of the people)Anderson#363 in the U.S.Patronymic surname meaning 'son of Andrew', from the Greek Andreas (manly, masculine) — ultimatJamison#786 in the U.S.Son of James; an English patronymic surname meaning son of James, with James from the Hebrew YaJaxxon#793 in the U.S.Son of Jack; a modern stylized spelling of Jackson, where Jack derives from John, from Hebrew YJones#811 in the U.S.Son of John or God is gracious; the most common Welsh surname, meaning son of John, where John Watson#864 in the U.S.Son of Walter; from the medieval English given name Wat (short form of Walter: ruler of the armNixon#873 in the U.S.Son of Nicholas; from the medieval English short form Nick (of Nicholas: victory of the people)Bronson#1035 in the U.S.Son of Brand; from the Old English personal name Brun/Brand (dark, brown) + -sonBranson#1101 in the U.S.Son of Brand; from the Old English/Norse personal name Brand (sword, flame) + -sonOlsen#2245 in the U.S.son of Ole, son of the ancestorBroderick#2391 in the U.S.Son of Roderick; from Welsh ap Rhydderch (son of Rhydderch — whose name means famous ruler, froLarson#2453 in the U.S.Son of Lars; from Scandinavian Larsson/Larsen (son of Lars, the Scandinavian form of Laurence fHutson#3059 in the U.S.A variant spelling of Hudson or a patronymic from the pet form Hut (a diminutive of Hugh), meanAdams#3207 in the U.S.Son of Adam; from the Hebrew adam meaning man formed from the earthErickson#3338 in the U.S.Son of Erick — Erik being Old Norse for 'eternal ruler' or 'ever powerful'Hansen#3341 in the U.S.Son of Hans — Hans being the German-Scandinavian John, 'God is gracious'Johnson#3547 in the U.S.From the surname Johnson, 'son of John' — John from Hebrew Yochanan, 'God is gracious'Robinson#3572 in the U.S.From the surname 'son of Robin' — Robin a pet form of Robert, from Germanic Hrodebert, 'bright Bensen#3605 in the U.S.Spelling of Benson — 'son of Ben' (Benedict, 'blessed', or Benjamin, 'son of the right hand')Morrison#3653 in the U.S.From the surname Morrison, 'son of Maurice/Morris' — Maurice from Latin Maurus, 'dark-skinned, Kenson#3839 in the U.S.Patronymic surname — 'son of Ken(neth)', Kenneth from 'handsome/born of fire' lines — Haitian-f
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Popular Patronymic baby names include Bowen, Benson, Jensen, Colson, Anderson, Jamison. Each page has the meaning, popularity, and an audio pronunciation.
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More4Kids lists 24 Patronymic baby names, each with a sourced meaning and audio pronunciation.