metronymic

me·tro·nym·ic

M0260300 (mē′trə-nĭm′ĭk, mĕt′rə-)adj. & n. Variant of matronymic.

metronymic

(ˌmɛtrəˈnɪmɪk) or less commonly

matronymic

adj (Sociology) (of a name) derived from the name of its bearer's mother or another female ancestorna metronymic name[C19: from Greek mētronumikos, from mētēr mother + onoma name]

metronymic, matronymic

a name derived from a mother or a female ancestor. Cf. patronymic.See also: Names

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metronymic - a name derived from the name of your mother or a maternal ancestormatronymicname - a language unit by which a person or thing is known; "his name really is George Washington"; "those are two names for the same thing"

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matronymic

metronymic, matronymic

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Synonyms for metronymic

noun a name derived from the name of your mother or a maternal ancestor

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