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Meaning of
matronymic
in English
matronymic
us
//ˌmeɪtrəˈnɑːmɪk//
uk
//ˌmeɪtrəˈnaʊmɪk//
#uncommon
Definitions
Noun
surname
from
mother's
name
The
researcher
studied
the
matronymic
traditions
of
various
cultures
.
byname
from
a
female
ancestor
The
anthropologist
discovered
a
matronymic
that
dated
back
to
the
18th
century
.
Adjective
relating
to
one's
mother's
name
;
ancestral
origin
In
some
societies
,
a
person's
matronymic
surname
is
used
to
honor
their
mother
.
derived
from
a
female
ancestor's
name
The
matronymic
system
is
still
used
in
some
African
cultures
today
.
