† metronymyn.

Origin: A borrowing from Greek, combined with an English element. Etymons: Greek μητρ- , μήτηρ , -onymy comb. form.

Etymology: < ancient Greek μητρ-, μήτηρ mother n.¹ + -onymy comb. form. N.E.D. (1906) gives the pronunciation as (mitrǫ·nimi) /miːˈtrɒnɪmɪ/.

Sociology. Obsolete.

= matriliny n.; spec. the practice or system of using metronymics.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > language > naming > name or appellation > [noun] > surname > matronymic > practice of using

metronymy1891

1891 Sat. Rev. 31 Jan. 140/1 M. Reclus finds what he calls ‘metronymy’ in Egypt under the Ptolemies. ‘The newly-married man even dropped his own name to take that of his wife.’

1898 F. H. Giddings Elements Sociol. 187 Metronymy and Patronymy.—It is necessary to distinguish between two different types of ethnical organisation, one of which is older than the other.

1927–9 H. Wheeler Waverley Children's Dict. V. 2753/1 Metronymy..or the practice of using metronymics is not a custom in many civilized countries.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2001; most recently modified version published online March 2019).

单词	metronymy
释义	† metronymyn. Origin: A borrowing from Greek, combined with an English element. Etymons: Greek μητρ- , μήτηρ , -onymy comb. form. Etymology: < ancient Greek μητρ-, μήτηρ mother n.¹ + -onymy comb. form. N.E.D. (1906) gives the pronunciation as (mitrǫ·nimi) /miːˈtrɒnɪmɪ/. Sociology. Obsolete. = matriliny n.; spec. the practice or system of using metronymics. ΘΚΠ the mind > language > naming > name or appellation > [noun] > surname > matronymic > practice of using metronymy1891 1891 Sat. Rev. 31 Jan. 140/1 M. Reclus finds what he calls ‘metronymy’ in Egypt under the Ptolemies. ‘The newly-married man even dropped his own name to take that of his wife.’ 1898 F. H. Giddings Elements Sociol. 187 Metronymy and Patronymy.—It is necessary to distinguish between two different types of ethnical organisation, one of which is older than the other. 1927–9 H. Wheeler Waverley Children's Dict. V. 2753/1 Metronymy..or the practice of using metronymics is not a custom in many civilized countries. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2001; most recently modified version published online March 2019). < n.1891
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