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Edmondson (surname)
Edmondson is a patronymic surname meaning "son of Edmond". There are varied spellings, including Edmonson. It is uncommon as a given name. Notable people with the surname Edmondson include: * Ade Edmondson (born 1957), British comedian, actor, writer, musician, television presenter and director * Beattie Edmondson (born 1987), English actress * David Edmondson * Donna Edmondson * Douglas Edmondson * Drew Edmondson * Ed Edmondson (chess official) * Ed Edmondson (U.S. politician) * Ella Edmondson (born 1986), English musician * Frank K. Edmondson (1912–2008), American astronomer * G. C. Edmondson, working name of science fiction author Garry Edmonson (1922–1995) * J. Howard Edmondson * James E. Edmondson * Jerold A. Edmondson, Professor Emeritus of Linguistics at the University of Texas at Arlington * John Hurst Edmondson * Joseph Edmondson (died 1786), English herald and genealogist * Mark Edmondson * Mark Edmondson (rugby league footballer) * Matt Edmondson (born 1985) ... [...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 Patronymics are still in use, including mandatory use, in many countries worldwide, although their use has largely been replaced by or transformed into patronymic surnames.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] |