me|tro|nym|ic

me|tro|nym|ic
me|tro|nym|ic «MEE truh NIHM ihk, MEHT ruh-», adjective, noun.
–adj.
derived from the name of a mother or other female ancestor.
–.
a metronymic name. Also, matronymic.
[< Greek mētrōnymikós < mēr, m mother + dialectal ónyma name]

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