METRONYMIC

Pronunciation (US):

(GB):

 I. (noun) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

A name derived from the name of your mother or a maternal ancestor

Synonyms:

matronymic; metronymic

Classified under:

Nouns denoting communicative processes and contents

Hypernyms ("metronymic" is a kind of...):

name (a language unit by which a person or thing is known)

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