mat·ro·nym·ic (m t r -n m k) also me·tro·nym·ic (m tr-, m tr-)adj. Of, relating to, or derived from the name of one's mother or maternal ancestor. n. A name so derived. [Greek m  tr numikos, dialectal variant of mtrnumikos : mtr, mtr-, mother; see metro- + onuma, name; see n -men- in Indo-European roots.] |
matronymic [ˌmætrəˈnɪmɪk]
adj & n
a less common word for metronymic
metronymic, matronymic
a name derived from a mother or a female ancestor. Cf. patronymic.
See also: Names
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| Noun | 1. | matronymic - a name derived from the name of your mother or a maternal ancestor name - 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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