Patronymic Baby Names
50 Patronymic names with meanings, U.S. popularity, and audio pronunciation on every page.
Explore 50 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 son▶Benson#279 in the U.S.Son of Ben (Benjamin); son of the right hand▶Jensen#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) — ultimat▶Jamison#786 in the U.S.Son of James; an English patronymic surname meaning son of James, with James from the Hebrew Ya▶Jaxxon#793 in the U.S.Son of Jack; a modern stylized spelling of Jackson, where Jack derives from John, from Hebrew Y▶Jones#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 arm▶Nixon#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) + -son▶Branson#1101 in the U.S.Son of Brand; from the Old English/Norse personal name Brand (sword, flame) + -son▶Olsen#2245 in the U.S.son of Ole, son of the ancestor▶Broderick#2391 in the U.S.Son of Roderick; from Welsh ap Rhydderch (son of Rhydderch — whose name means famous ruler, fro▶Larson#2453 in the U.S.Son of Lars; from Scandinavian Larsson/Larsen (son of Lars, the Scandinavian form of Laurence f▶Hutson#3059 in the U.S.A variant spelling of Hudson or a patronymic from the pet form Hut (a diminutive of Hugh), mean▶Adams#3207 in the U.S.Son of Adam; from the Hebrew adam meaning man formed from the earth▶Erickson#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▶Eriksson#5859 in the U.S.Eriksson is a Scandinavian patronymic meaning 'son of Erik.' The base name Erik descends from O▶Rodgers#7061 in the U.S.Rodgers is a patronymic English surname meaning 'son of Roger,' with Roger itself from the Germ▶Emilson#7364 in the U.S.A patronymic, 'son of Emil/Emilio' — from Latin Aemilius, 'rival; emulating; industrious'; rout▶Enderson#7367 in the U.S.A form of Anderson — 'son of Andrew' (from Greek Andreas, 'manly; brave'); routes layered▶Bryceson#11116 in the U.S.A modern American blend joining the name Bryce (from a Scottish surname, ultimately tied to Sai▶Hutchison#11349 in the U.S.An English and Scottish surname meaning 'son of Hutchin', Hutchin being a medieval diminutive o▶Jantzen#11457 in the U.S.A Scandinavian, Dutch and North German surname meaning 'son of Jan', Jan being the local form o▶Jameison#11472 in the U.S.Jameison is a modern spelling of Jameson, an English and Scottish surname meaning 'son of James▶Janssen#11477 in the U.S.Janssen is a Dutch and Frisian surname meaning 'son of Jan,' Jan being the Dutch form of John, ▶Jaymison#11501 in the U.S.Jaymison is a modern spelling of Jameson, an English and Scottish surname meaning 'son of James▶Mattson#11814 in the U.S.From the Scandinavian patronymic surname Mattsson/Mattson, 'son of Matt(hew),' ultimately from ▶Neilson#11870 in the U.S.Neilson is a surname meaning 'son of Neil,' from the Gaelic name Niall, variously read as 'cham▶Eliason#12582 in the U.S.A patronymic surname, 'son of Elias' (Eliasson in Scandinavian use); Elias is the Greek form of▶Davies#12590 in the U.S.A Welsh patronymic surname, 'son of David' (David from the Hebrew for 'beloved'), used as a giv▶Christensen#12632 in the U.S.From the Danish patronymic surname Christensen, 'son of Christen (Christian)', ultimately 'foll▶Denson#12721 in the U.S.Denson is an English surname meaning 'son of Dennis' (or 'son of Dean'), carried into modern fi▶Ison#12816 in the U.S.Ison is best read as a transferred English surname, most likely a patronymic, 'son of' an ances▶Gibbs#12891 in the U.S.Gibbs is an English surname meaning 'son of Gib', a medieval pet form of Gilbert ('bright pledg▶Kitson#13314 in the U.S.Kitson is an English surname meaning 'son of Kit', Kit being the medieval pet form of Christoph▶Lanson#13367 in the U.S.Lanson is an English surname, understood either as 'son of Lance' (Lance from Germanic land, 'l▶Ronson#13853 in the U.S.Ronson has the shape of a patronymic surname, 'son of Ron,' with Ron standing for Ronald. Ronal▶Robertson#13913 in the U.S.Robertson is a patronymic surname meaning simply 'son of Robert', Robert coming from Germanic h▶Stevens#13929 in the U.S.A patronymic English and Welsh surname, 'son of Steven', ultimately from Greek Stephanos, 'crow▶Willson#14120 in the U.S.A double-L spelling of the English surname Wilson, 'son of Will' — Will being the short form of▶Yvenson#14180 in the U.S.A Haitian name built on French Yves or Yven, from a Germanic root meaning 'yew' (the wood of bo▶HendricksonA patronymic surname, 'son of Hendrick' — Hendrick being the Dutch form of Henry, from the Germ▶
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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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