Metronymic
Metronymic noun - A name derived from the name of your mother or a maternal ancestor.
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Synonyms for Metronymic
Patronym and metronymic are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Patronym" instead a noun "Metronymic".
Patronym
Patronym noun - A family name derived from name of your father or a paternal ancestor (especially with an affix (such as -son in English or O'- in Irish) added to the name of your father or a paternal ancestor).
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Synonyms for Patronym
Metronymic and patronym are semantically related. Sometimes you can replace term "Metronymic" with "Patronym", this nouns are similar.
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