metronymic

adjective

1. derived from the name of a mother or other female ancestor.

noun

2. a metronymic name.

adjective

1. (of a name) derived from the name of its bearer’s mother or another female ancestor

noun

2. a metronymic name

adj.“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).