Usually means: Name derived from mother's lineage.
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▸ noun:  The name of someone's mother.
▸ noun:  A matronymic surname.

Similar:
metronym, metronymic, matronymic, middle name, metronymy, nomothete, mononym, andronym, charactonym, idionym, more...

Opposite:
patronym, agnomen, cognomen

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Similar:
metronym, metronymic, matronymic, middle name, metronymy, nomothete, mononym, andronym, charactonym, idionym, more...

Opposite:
patronym, agnomen, cognomen



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