Metronymic

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

  Metronymic \Met`ro*nym"ic\, a. [Gr. ?; ? mother + ?, for ?
     name.]
     Derived from the name of one's mother, or other female
     ancestor; as, a metronymic name or appellation. -- n. A
     metronymic appellation.
     [1913 Webster]



From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

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