matronymic
noun [ C ] uk/ˌmæt.rəˈnɪm.ɪk/ us/ˌmæt.rəˈnɪm.ɪk/
取自母亲（或女性祖先）名
a name that is based on the given name (= the name given at birth) of someone's mother or one of their mother's ancestors
For surnames, I prefer the system of male children getting a patronymic and female children getting a matronymic. 对于姓氏，我更喜欢男孩随父，女孩随母的方式。
More than a third of people with recorded parents in 10th-century documents have matronymics. 在10世纪的文献中，有父母记录的人中有超过三分之一名字取自母亲。
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- In the Vedic literature we find a person born of a maiden mentioned with his matronymic.
- Occasionally the matronymic took the form of a nickname.
- The suffix "-nanda" in these legends is no more than a matronymic.
Compare: patronymic noun
matronymic
adjective uk/ˌmæt.rəˈnɪm.ɪk/ us/ˌmæt.rəˈnɪm.ɪk/
取自母亲（或女性祖先）名的
(of a name) based on the given name (= the name given at birth) of someone's mother or one of their mother's ancestors
Patronymic or matronymic surnames derive from a mother or father's forename. 父姓或母姓源于母亲或父亲的名。
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- We address him by his matronymic surname, according to his apparent preference.
- Matronymic surnames were part of Anglo-Saxon and Viking systems.
- The matronymic style is the most popular, followed by the teknonymic style.
Compare: patronymic adjective