Metronymics [noun]

Definition of Metronymics:

family name

Synonyms of Metronymics:

● Last name

● Cognomen

● Patronymic

● Matronymic


Opposite/Antonyms of Metronymics:

-


Sentence/Example of Metronymics:

Metronymic, met-ro-nim′ik, adj. derived from the name of one's mother, or other female ancestor.

Descent henceforth was reckoned in the paternal line, and society had become patronymic instead of metronymic.