Answer to "Patronymic" crossword clue

The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 4 letter word NAME , but the solution may also be LASTNAME which is one of the most recent solution (2002 in Chronicle of Higher Education).

Patronymic crossword clue answers

Here's a list of possible crossword answers ranked by the most likely to least likely.

Answer	Likelyness	Letters
NAME	33 %	4
LASTNAME	33 %	8
SURNAME	33 %	7

Words with a meaning similar to the clue: Patronymic

These words may or may not be a possible solution to this crosswords clue.

• paternal
• family
• personal
• surname
• name
• uncourtly
• matronymic
• metronymic
• patronym
• toponymic
• patronyms
• forename

Crossword Answer definitions

NAME noun

1. Any nounal word or phrase which indicates a particular person, place, class, or thing.
2. Reputation.
3. An abusive or insulting epithet.
4. A person (or legal person).
5. Those of a certain name; a race; a family.
6. A unique identifier, generally a string of characters.
7. An investor in Lloyds of London bearing unlimited liability.
8. Authority.

NAME verb

1. (ditransitive) To give a name to.
2. To mention, specify.
3. To identify as relevant or important
4. To publicly implicate.
5. To designate for a role.
6. (Westminster system politics) To initiate a process to temporarily remove a member of parliament who is breaking the rules of conduct.

NAME noun

1. Any of several types of true yam (Dioscorea) used in Caribbean Spanish cooking.

More crossword clues leading to the same solutions

Here's a few more crossword clues - all leading to the identical solution

More clues leading to the result NAME

• Arnold Schwarzenegger has a long one
• Appellation
• Put the finger on
• Give title to
• Moniker
• Point the finger at
• Title
• Address preceder
• Form's top line, often
• Designate

More clues leading to the result LASTNAME

• Application-blank datum
• Madonna hasn't used one in years
• Patronymic
• It's often first on an application
• Leno or Romano
• It's something Rihanna rarely goes by
• Burns or Allen
• Application entry
• It may be given up at the altar
• Job application line

More clues leading to the result SURNAME

• It's all in the family
• Mathers, to Eminem
• Smith or Jones
• Smith, Jones or Brown
• Ciccone, for Madonna
• Washington, Roosevelt or Clinton
• Jones or Johnson
• Lincoln or Ford
• Family-tree entry
• Family identifier