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View synonyms for metronymic
metronymic
[ mee-truh-nim-ik, me- ]
adjective
- derived from the name of a mother or other female ancestor.
noun
- a metronymic name.
metronymic
/ ˌmɛtrəˈnɪmɪk /
adjective
- (of a name) derived from the name of its bearer's mother or another female ancestor
noun
- a metronymic name
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Word History and Origins
Origin of metronymic1
First recorded in 1865–70, metronymic is from the Greek word mētrōnymikós “named after one's mother”
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Word History and Origins
Origin of metronymic1
C19: from Greek mētronumikos, from mētēr mother + onoma name
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Example Sentences
Descent henceforth was reckoned in the paternal line, and society had become patronymic instead of metronymic.
From Project Gutenberg
Metronymic, met-ro-nim′ik, adj. derived from the name of one's mother, or other female ancestor.
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