matronymic
noun[C]
uk/ˌmæt.rəˈnɪm.ɪk/us/ˌmæt.rəˈnɪm.ɪk/anamethat isbasedon thegivenname(= thenamegiven atbirth)of someone'smotheror one oftheirmother'sancestors:
取自母亲（或女性祖先）名Forsurnames, Ipreferthesystemofmalechildrengetting a patronymic andfemalechildrengetting a matronymic.对于姓氏，我更喜欢男孩随父，女孩随母的方式。
More than a third ofpeoplewithrecordedparentsin 10th-centurydocumentshave matronymics.在10世纪的文献中，有父母记录的人中有超过三分之一名字取自母亲。
- In theVedicliteraturewefindapersonbornof amaidenmentionedwith his matronymic.
- Occasionally the matronymic took theformof anickname.
- Thesuffix"-nanda" in theselegendsis no more than a matronymic.
Names and titles
- A.N. Other
- age
- aka
- alias
- appellation
- forename
- form of address
- given name
- good name
- identity
- pen name
- pet name
- place name
- pseudonym
- pseudonymous
- trademark
- under the name ofidiom
- unidentified
- unnamed
- untitled
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patronymicnoun
matronymic
adjective
uk/ˌmæt.rəˈnɪm.ɪk/us/ˌmæt.rəˈnɪm.ɪk/(of aname)basedon thegivenname(= thenamegiven atbirth)of someone'smotheror one oftheirmother'sancestors:
取自母亲（或女性祖先）名的Patronymic or matronymicsurnamesderivefrom amotheror father'sforename.父姓或母姓源于母亲或父亲的名。
- Weaddresshim by his matronymicsurname,accordingto hisapparentpreference.
- MatronymicsurnameswerepartofAnglo-SaxonandVikingsystems.
- The matronymicstyleis the mostpopular,followedby the teknonymicstyle.
Names and titles
- A.N. Other
- age
- aka
- alias
- appellation
- forename
- form of address
- given name
- good name
- identity
- pen name
- pet name
- place name
- pseudonym
- pseudonymous
- trademark
- under the name ofidiom
- unidentified
- unnamed
- untitled
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patronymicadjective