matronymic

mat·ro·nym·ic

M0154000 (măt′rə-nĭm′ĭk) also me·tro·nym·ic (mē′trə-, mĕt′rə-)adj. Of, relating to, or derived from the name of one's mother or maternal ancestor.n. A name so derived.

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[Greek mātrōnumikos, dialectal variant of mētrōnumikos : mētēr, mētr-, mother; see metro- + onuma, name; see nō̆-men- in Indo-European roots.]

matronymic

(ˌmætrəˈnɪmɪk) adj, n a less common word for metronymic

mat•ro•nym•ic

(ˌmæ trəˈnɪm ɪk)

adj. 1. derived from the name of a mother or other female ancestor. n. 2. a matronymic name. [1785–95; alter. of metronymic, by influence of patronymicand matri-]

metronymic, matronymic

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

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matronymic - a name derived from the name of your mother or a maternal ancestormetronymicname - 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"