3 example sentences using matronymic.
Matronymic used in a sentence
Matronymic in a sentence as a noun
Actually, it's not that uncommon for an Icelander to have a matronymic surname.
There are cases even now when people give their kids a matronymic, but that is a battle against bureaucracy.- And this goes beyond just patronymics.
"Which covers the Icelandic given-name first scenario, as well as the matronymic vs patronymic issue.
Matronymic definitions
noun
a name derived from the name of your mother or a maternal ancestor
See also: metronymic