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