Matronymic

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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Matronymic \Mat`ro*nym"ic\, n. [L. mater mother + -nymic, as in
     patronimic.]
     See {Metronymic}.
     [1913 Webster]

From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:



  matronymic
       n : a name derived from the name of your mother or a maternal
           ancestor [syn: {metronymic}]