the practice of naming a parent after his or her child
teknonymy in American English
(tekˈnɑnəmi)
noun
the practice among certain peoples of renaming a parent after a child
Derived forms
teknonymous
adjective
teknonymously
adverb
Word origin
[‹ Gk tékn(on) child + ónym(a) name + -y3]-y is a suffix of various origins used in the formation of action nouns from verbs (inquiry), also found in other abstract nouns (carpentry; infamy)