matronymic
Name from mother
A matronymic is a name derived from one's mother or a maternal ancestor, the counterpart to a patronymic.
Where Johnson means "son of John," a matronymic like Margueriteson would mean "son of Marguerite." Matronymics are far less common than patronymics in most naming traditions, though some cultures use them regularly.
Also spelled metronymic.
Hereditary family identifier
- metronymicName from mother's line
- bynameSecondary name or epithet
- cognomenFamily name or nickname
- epithetDescriptive tag for someone
nomenclature · forename · namesake · née · family name · birth name · maiden name · given name
Of a North Atlantic island
- IndonesianSoutheast Asian islander's identity
- TuaregSaharan Berber ethnic group
- NavajoSouthwestern indigenous people
- cultural practiceInherited communal behavior pattern
naming tradition · heritage · identity · custom · tradition
Family line of descent
- genealogyStudy of family descent
- bloodlineAncestry through generations
- descentDownward slope or lineage
- foremothersFemale ancestors collectively
kinship · clan · family tree · pedigree · inheritance · progenitors · mother's line · female line
Source or origin tracing
- rootUnderground absorbing structure
- suffixWord-ending addition
- morphologyStudy of structural forms
- philologyStudy of historical texts
word origin · affix · formation · linguistic · nomenclature · word formation · etymon
surname
Hereditary family identifier
- metronymicName from mother's line
- bynameSecondary name or epithet
- cognomenFamily name or nickname
epithet · nomenclature · forename · namesake · née · family name · birth name · maiden name · given name · clan name
Icelandic
Of a North Atlantic island
- IndonesianSoutheast Asian islander's identity
- TuaregSaharan Berber ethnic group
- NavajoSouthwestern indigenous people
naming tradition · cultural practice · heritage · identity · custom · tradition
ancestry
Family line of descent
- genealogyStudy of family descent
- bloodlineAncestry through generations
- descentDownward slope or lineage
foremothers · kinship · clan · family tree · pedigree · inheritance · progenitors · mother's line · female line · succession
derivation
Source or origin tracing
- rootUnderground absorbing structure
- suffixWord-ending addition
- morphologyStudy of structural forms
philology · word origin · affix · formation · linguistic · nomenclature · word formation · etymon
motherhood
State of being a female parent
- surnamesSmith, Johnson, Williams, Brown, Jones
- Clanclansman, clansmen, clanswoman, chieftain, kinship ties
- name typesfamily name, maiden name, married name, birth name, clan name
- surname originsoccupational, locational, descriptive, nickname, clan name
- name termsfirst name, last name, surname, given name, nickname
- namesake termsjunior, namesake, honoree, eponym, commemorated