matronymic
adjEtymology
From Latin māter (“mother”) + -onym + -ic.
Definitions
Of, relating to, or derived from the given name of one's mother.
- In many countries, matronymic surnames can be adopted after the death of the father, although the process is very formal and lengthy.
By extension
By extension; of, relating to, or derived from the given name of a female ancestor.
A surname or byname acquired from the given name of one's mother.
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By extension, a surname or byname acquired from the given name from a female ancestor.
The neighborhood
- synonymmetronymicfrom the given name of a mother
- synonymmatronymsurname from a mother
- synonymmetronymsurname from a mother
- neighborfamily name
- neighborfirst name
- neighborgiven name
- neighborsurname
Vish — recursive loop
A definitional loop anchored at matronymic. Each word in the ring is defined by the next; follow the chain far enough and it folds back on itself. Scroll to it and watch.
A definitional loop anchored at matronymic. Each word in the ring appears in the definition of the next; follow the chain far enough and it folds back on itself.
9 hops · closes at matronymic
curated · pre-corpus. live cycle detection across the full graph is the next major milestone.
sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA