Family name and Matronymic

Family name

Family name noun - A name shared by members of a family.
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Matronymic and family name are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Matronymic" instead a noun phrase "Family name".

Matronymic

Matronymic noun - A name derived from the name of your mother or a maternal ancestor.
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Synonyms for Matronymic

Family name and matronymic are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Family name" instead a noun "Matronymic".

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  • Burmese names are generally simpler than their Western counterparts, using only given names with no family name, patronymic or matronymic.
  • Additionally, the Nietzscheans have, in order: a given name, a family name, a clan name, a matronymic, and a patronymic, resulting in names like "Tyr Anasazi of Kodiak Pride, out of Victoria by Barbarossa".
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