matronymic

[ ma-truh-nim-ik ]
/ ˌmæ trəˈnɪm ɪk /

adjective

Example sentences from the Web for matronymic

  • The name Abraham he received from his grandfather, but it was early dropped, and he was always known by his matronymic Albert.

    Albert Gallatin |John Austin Stevens

British Dictionary definitions for matronymic

matronymic
/ (ˌmætrəˈnɪmɪk) /

adjective, noun

a less common word for metronymic