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Pederson (other)
Pederson is a patronymic surname meaning "son of Peder". People with the surname Pederson * Barry Pederson, Canadian retired player from National Hockey League * Denis Pederson, Canadian player with the Eisbaren Berlin of the Deutsche Eishockey-Liga; former player National Hockey League * Don Pederson, state senator, Nebraska Legislature * Donald Pederson, American electrical engineer and one of the designers of SPICE * Doug Pederson, American former football quarterback in the NFL * Duane Pederson, coined the terms ''Jesus People'' and ''Jesus Movement'' * Duane C. Pederson, bishop in the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America * Eli Pederson, Wisconsin state assemblyman * Jim Pederson (American football), American football player * Jim Pederson (businessman and politician), American businessman; was Chairman of the Arizona Democratic Party * Joc Pederson, American baseball player * Josh Pederson (born 1997), American football player * Lane Pederson (born 1997), Canadian ic ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Patronymic
A patronymic, or patronym, is a component of a personal name based on the given name of one's father, grandfather (avonymic), or an earlier male ancestor. Patronymics are still in use, including mandatory use, in many countries worldwide, although their use has largely been replaced by or transformed into patronymic surnames. Examples of such transformations include common English surnames such as Johnson (son of John). Origins of terms The usual noun and adjective in English is ''patronymic'', but as a noun this exists in free variation alongside ''patronym''. The first part of the word ''patronym'' comes from Greek πατήρ ''patēr'' "father" (GEN πατρός ''patros'' whence the combining form πατρο- ''patro''-); the second part comes from Greek ὄνυμα ''onyma'', a variant form of ὄνομα ''onoma'' "name". In the form ''patronymic'', this stands with the addition of the suffix -ικός (''-ikos''), which was originally used to form adjectives with the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |