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metronymic
me·tro·nym·ic M0260300 (mē′trə-nĭm′ĭk, mĕt′rə-)adj. & n. Variant of matronymic.metronymic (ˌmɛtrəˈnɪmɪk) or less commonly matronymicadj (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, matronymica name derived from a mother or a female ancestor. Cf. patronymic.See also: NamesThesaurus| Noun | 1. |  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" |
metronymic
Synonyms for metronymicnoun a name derived from the name of your mother or a maternal ancestorSynonymsRelated Words |