What is "metronymic"

Metronymic \Met`ro*nym"ic\, a. [Gr. ?; ? mother + ?, for ? name.] Derived from the name of one's mother, or other female ancestor; as, a metronymic name or appellation. -- n. A metronymic appellation.

"derived from the name of a mother or maternal ancestor," 1881, from Late Greek metronymikos "named for one's mother," from meter (genitive metros) "mother" (see mother (n.1)) + onyma (see name (n.)). Related: Metronymically (1822).

a. (alternative form of matronymic English) n. (alternative form of matronymic English)

n. a name derived from the name of your mother or a maternal ancestor [syn: matronymic]