nickname vs patronymic

nickname

noun
  • A familiar, shortened or diminutive name for a person or thing. 

  • A familiar, invented name for a person or thing used instead of the actual name of the person or thing, often based on some noteworthy characteristic. 

verb
  • To give a nickname to (a person or thing). 

patronymic

noun
  • A name acquired from one's father. 

  • A name acquired from one's father's, grandfather's or earlier (male) ancestor's first name. Some cultures use a patronymic where other cultures use a surname or family name; other cultures (like Russia) use both a patronymic and a surname. 

adj
  • Derived from one's ancestors. 

  • Derived from one's father. 

How often have the words nickname and patronymic occurred in a corpus of books? (source: Google Ngram Viewer )