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metronymic

 : 
Adjective, Noun
 : 
met=ro=nym=ic

CIDE DICTIONARY

metronymica. [Gr. ; mother + , for name.].
     Derived from the name of one's mother, or other female ancestor; as, a metronymic name or appellation.  [1913 Webster]

OXFORD DICTIONARY

metronymic, adj. & n.
--adj. (of a name) derived from the name of a mother or female ancestor.
--n. a metronymic name.

Etymology
Gk meter metros mother, after patronymic

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