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metronym

metronym

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Noun

metronym ‎(plural metronyms)

  1. The name of someone's mother.
  2. A matronymic surname.

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Etymology

From Ancient Greek μήτηρ ‎(mḗtēr, “mother”) + ὄνυμα ‎(ónuma, “name”).

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