matronymic
matronymic · matronymics
Matronym, Matronymikon, Matronymikum, Metronym
A surname or byname acquired from the given name of one's motherA surname or byname acquired from the given name of one's mother.
/ˌmætɹəˈnɪmɪk/
Meaning
2 sensesA surname or byname acquired from the given name of one's mother.
a name derived from the name of your mother or a maternal ancestor
By extension, a surname or byname acquired from the given name from a female ancestor.
Translations
1 languagesDeutsch
By meaning 1
matronymic (noun):
Forms
plural: matronymics| Singular | matronymic |
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regular
Synonyms
3 synonymssurname from a mother:matronymmetronymmetronymic
Close in meaning
- a name derived from the name of your mother or a maternal ancestor:metronymic
Word family
4 related wordsSee also
neighbours in the dictionaryDictionary text adapted from Wiktionary (Wiktionary contributors, CC BY-SA 4.0) and Open English WordNet / Princeton WordNet (CC BY 4.0, WordNet License); shared under CC BY-SA 4.0. Example sentences and recordings are credited where they appear.