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metronym

UK/ˈmɛtɹəʊnɪm/US/ˈmɛtɹoʊnɪm/

metronym is the alternative form of matronym.

Meaning of matronym

Noun

matronym (plural matronyms)

  1. The name of someone's mother.
  2. A matronymic surname.

Forms of metronym

pluralmetronyms

Origin of metronym

From Ancient Greek μήτηρ (mḗtēr, “mother”) + -onym.

Questions about metronym

What is metronym the alternative form of?
Metronym is the alternative form of matronym.
How do you pronounce metronym?
Metronym is pronounced /ˈmɛtɹəʊnɪm/ (UK).

Words near metronym in the dictionary

  1. metronomy
  2. metronormative
  3. metronormativities
  4. metronormativity
  5. metrons
  6. metronym
  7. metronymic
  8. metronymics
  9. metronyms
  10. metronymy
  11. metropathia

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Adapted from Wiktionary: metronym (page history and authors); matronym (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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