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Personal name component related to the mother
A matronymic is a personal name or a parental name based on the given name of one's mother, grandmother, or any female ancestor. It is the female equivalent
Matronymic
Naming system of people from Iceland
the modern Western world in that they are patronymic or occasionally matronymic: they indicate the father (or mother) of the child and not the historic
Icelandic_name
Component of a personal name based on the given name of one's male ancestor
avonymic), or an earlier male ancestor. It is the male equivalent of a matronymic. Patronymics are used, by custom or official policy, in many countries
Patronymic
Hereditary portion of a personal name
be a first name such as "Wilhelm", a patronymic such as "Andersen", a matronymic such as "Beaton", or a clan name such as "O'Brien". Multiple surnames
Surname
Island country in the Atlantic Ocean
the custom in most Western nations, most Icelanders carry patronymic or matronymic surnames, the usage of patronyms being far more practiced. Patronymic
Iceland
Old Norse goddess
mythology and the mother of Loki. The latter is frequently mentioned by the matronymic Loki Laufeyjarson ('son of Laufey') in the Poetic Edda, rather than the
Laufey_(mythology)
(Russian: матчество, матроним, romanized: matchestvo, matronim, lit. 'matronymic'). This practice is not recognized by law, but the civil registry offices
East_Slavic_name
Scandinavian matronymic
Björnsdotter and Bjørnsdatter are Scandinavian matronymics. Notable people with the name include: Christina of Denmark, Queen of Sweden (Danish: Kirstine
Björnsdotter
and have been historically derived from placenames, patronymics or matronymics, physical and personality features etc. By the 18th century, almost all
Ukrainian_surnames
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Margerison is a corruption of the surnames Margesson and Margetson, and is a matronymic from the medieval female given name "Margerie", itself coming from the
Margerison
French poet (1895–1952)
of the Surrealist movement. In 1916, he chose the name Paul Éluard, a matronymic borrowed from his maternal grandmother. He adhered to Dadaism and became
Paul_Éluard
Greek goddess of spring and the queen of the underworld
"grains", εφό (phó) refers to "hitting"/"striking" and -νη (-nē) is a female matronymic suffix; an apropos name for the daughter of Demeter, the goddess of the
Persephone
Sister of David
her brother David. However, her sons are invariably mentioned with the matronymic "son of Zeruiah", in marked contrast to most other Biblical characters
Zeruiah
d-Gawazta bar Hawa used matronymic names, as well as the earliest Mandaean scribe Shlama beth Qidra. Ganzibra Jabbar Choheili's matronymic malwasha is Mhatam
Mandaean_name
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(and the feminine variant Raskina) is a surname of Yiddish origin, a matronymic from "Raske", nickname for Rachel. Notable people with this name include:
Raskin
is inserted between a person's given name and surname. The use of the matronymic is even more rare. In a dated, self-styling practice, if Ioánnis Papadopoulos
Greek_name
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'to enjoy'. It is occasionally spelled as Jolee or Joli. It is also a matronymic surname. Notable people with the name include: Angelina Jolie (born Angelina
Jolie_(name)
Surname based on the father's given name
Nearly all Icelandic names are strictly patronymic, or in some cases matronymic, as Icelandic society generally does not make use of hereditary family
Patronymic_surname
Sons of Pandavas and Draupadi in the Hindu epic Mahabharata
(Sanskrit: द्रौपदेयाः, romanized: draupadeyāḥ, lit. 'sons of Draupadi') is a matronymic term referring to the five sons of Draupadi—Prativindhya, Sutasoma, Shrutakarma
Draupadeyas
Mansa of Mali
principal wife, Qasa, due to the practice of matronymics. Nehemia Levtzion considered this unlikely, as a matronymic name would combine the name of the mother
Kassa_(mansa)
Prefix in patronymic surnames of Anglo-Norman origin
commonly a title held by the father. In rare cases, it formed part of a matronymic to associate the bearer with a more prominent mother. Convention among
Fitz
Topics referred to by the same term
of the Golconda Sultanate in southern India People using it in their matronymic/patronymic or surname include: Amr ibn Kulthum Umm Kulthum (name) Kalsoom
Kulthum
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suffix "-kin" to the pet name "Hal" for Henry. It may be a Polish-Jewish matronymic surname derived from the first name Halka (Галька), a diminutive/deprecative
Halkin_(surname)
Amis Personal name + Patronymic/Matronymic name + Clan name Personal name + Clan name Personal name + Patronymic/Matronymic name Ado' Kaliting Pacidal [zh]
Naming customs of Taiwanese indigenous peoples
Naming_customs_of_Taiwanese_indigenous_peoples
Set of names by which an individual is known
cultures, including Western ones, also add (or once added) patronymics or matronymics, for instance as a middle name as with Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky (whose
Personal_name
Classes of surname
their birth surnames, which are typically patronymic or occasionally matronymic: they indicate the woman's father (or mother) and not a historic family
Maiden_and_married_names
Sinđelija, remarried, and her son later adopted the surname from his mother's matronymic ("Sinđelija"). Lilia Skala, Austrian-American actress, was born Lilia
List of people who adopted matrilineal surnames
List_of_people_who_adopted_matrilineal_surnames
Society during the Etruscan civilization
the Indo-Europeans, the girls had a matronymic, same construction. Sometimes males are identified with a matronymic, thus leaving some doubt as to whether
Etruscan_society
Asian people (except Vietnamese), the people of Myanmar have no customary matronymic or patronymic naming system and no tradition of surnames. Although other
Burmese_names
Indian filmmaker (born 1963)
pronunciation: [ˈsəndʒeː ˈlilɑ ˈbʱəɳsɑli]. In this Indian name, Leela is a matronymic and the family name is Bhansali. Garewal, Simi (2002). "Rendezvous with
Sanjay_Leela_Bhansali
King of Denmark from 1047 to 1076
the Danish kings was his mother Estrid Svendsdatter, and he took the matronymic surname Estridsson after her, emphasizing his link to the Danish royal
Sweyn_II_of_Denmark
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a word used in Burmese names. The people of Myanmar have no customary matronymic or patronymic naming system and therefore have no surnames. Ba Htoo (1916–1945)
Htoo_(name)
established (i.e., by marriage) or altogether unknown, a matronymic is used. The patro- or matronymic is written before the given name. Therefore, if a man
Mongolian_names
Ancient Greek goddess of the night
Meisner, p. 70. Bernabé and Cristobal, p. 88 argue that the use of the matronymic Οὐρανὸς Εὐφρονίδης ("son of Night") in reference to Uranus precludes the
Nyx
1886 – July 21, 1979), also William Henry Francis Brothers with his matronymic surname added, was an Independent Old Catholic Benedictine, advocate for
William_H._F._Brothers
position after the given name. It is legally possible in Iceland to use a matronymic instead of a patronymic, using the mother's name instead of the father's
Demographics_of_Iceland
Referring to a transgender person by their former name
trait Diminutive Double-barrelled Epithet animal common plant Eponymic Matronymic Metonymic Mononymic Occupational Patronymic surname Sobriquet Teknonymic
Deadnaming
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Nieves, the Spanish plural form of nieve (English: snow), is a matronymic surname and female given name derived from the title of the Virgin Mary Nuestra
Nieves
Additional portion of a personal name
trait Diminutive Double-barrelled Epithet animal common plant Eponymic Matronymic Metonymic Mononymic Occupational Patronymic surname Sobriquet Teknonymic
Middle_name
current Western family name systems by being patronymic (occasionally matronymic) in that they reflect the immediate father (or mother) of the child and
List_of_Icelandic_composers
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youth, and beauty. The surname can have a variety of origins; besides a matronymic, the surname can have originated as descriptive (e.g. finest) or metonymic
Bloem_(name)
Leader of Mongolia from 1939 to 1952
a poor, unmarried herdswoman named Khorloo (the name Khorloogiin is a matronymic). His father was likely a Barga tribesman, Daur Mongol from Inner Mongolia
Khorloogiin_Choibalsan
Mother of Balarama
with his other wives Devaki, Bhadra, and Madira. Balarama is given the matronymic epithet Rauhineya, "son of Rohini". In the Brahma Vaivarta Purana, Rohini
Rohini_(wife_of_Vasudeva)
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connection that may underlie its anglicized form. It is one of very few matronymic Irish surnames. It may also be of French origin, derived from bonair.
Bonar_(name)
Cast of ancient Sanskrit epic
Radha and Adiratha, who raised Karna as their own. Karna is known by the matronymic Radheya. Karna, once he knows from Krishna and Kunti about his birth secret
List of characters in the Mahabharata
List_of_characters_in_the_Mahabharata
Affectionate nickname
trait Diminutive Double-barrelled Epithet animal common plant Eponymic Matronymic Metonymic Mononymic Occupational Patronymic surname Sobriquet Teknonymic
Hypocorism
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Feigin (Feygin, Fejgin, Faygin) is a Jewish surname. It is a matronymic surname derived from the Yiddish female name Feig, Feige, Feiga. "Feigins" is the
Feigin
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Палагнюк, pronounced [pɐlɐɦˈnʲuk]) is a Ukrainian surname, originally a matronymic from the given name Palazhka (Палажка). Notable people with the surname
Palahniuk
Lakhmid Arab king from 554 to 569
Greek: Ἄμβρος ὁ [υἱός τοῦ] Ἀλαμουνδάρου), more commonly known by the matronymic Amr ibn Hind (Arabic: عمرو بن هند, ʿAmr ibn Hind), was the king of the
Amr_ibn_Hind
Dutch family name affix
trait Diminutive Double-barrelled Epithet animal common plant Eponymic Matronymic Metonymic Mononymic Occupational Patronymic surname Sobriquet Teknonymic
Tussenvoegsel
Genus of spiders
15298/arthsel.19.3.05. Yuri M. Marusik; Danniella Sherwood (27 June 2022). "Matronymic genera in spiders (Araneae) named for arachnologists". Arachnology. 19
Katya_(spider)
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Mandić (Serbian Cyrillic: Мандић) is a Serbo-Croatian surname, a matronymic of the feminine given name Manda, a hypocorism of Mandalena, a variant of Magdalena
Mandić
Given name used for multiple genders
patronymic/matronymic suffix to -bur ("child"). Newborns cannot be assigned a non-binary gender marker, and will continue to receive a patronymic/matronymic suffix
Unisex_name
Pseudonym used by performing artist
trait Diminutive Double-barrelled Epithet animal common plant Eponymic Matronymic Metonymic Mononymic Occupational Patronymic surname Sobriquet Teknonymic
Stage_name
One of the Pleiades in Greek mythology
interpreted as a matronymic". Gantz says that the name Pleiades might have originally been a patronymic, later shifted to a matronymic, when the epithet
Electra_(Pleiad)
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'Moor' or 'Moorish', derived from the Latin word Maurus, and may be a matronymic. Notable people with the name include: Marcelle Maurette (1903–1972),
Maurette
gender-dependent modifications. The soyadı is neither patronymic nor matronymic. Surnames in Turkey are patrilineal: they pass in the male line from father
Turkish_name
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Sorkin (Russian: Соркин; feminine form: Sorkina) is a matronymic Russian Jewish surname meaning "son of Sorka", where Sorka is a Yiddish diminutive of
Sorkin
Genus of spiders
2476/asjaa.52.85. Yuri M. Marusik; Danniella Sherwood (27 June 2022). "Matronymic genera in spiders (Araneae) named for arachnologists". Arachnology. 19
Deelemanella
Female dog of the gods in Hinduism
the two four-eyed brindle dogs of the god Yama, and dogs are given the matronymic Sarameya ("offspring of Sarama"). One scripture further describes Sarama
Sarama
10th-century vizier of the Abbasid Caliphate
(Arabic: أبو الفتح الفضل بن جعفر بن الفرات) (died 938), also called with the matronymic Ibn Hinzaba, was a member of the bureaucratic Banu'l-Furat family from
Al-Fadl ibn Ja'far ibn al-Furat
Al-Fadl_ibn_Ja'far_ibn_al-Furat
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Evelyn is a matronymic English surname derived from the medieval girl's name Aveline (which is of Norman origin and represents a diminutive form of Ava)
Evelyn_(name)
Hashemite forefather of the Isaaq clan
clans of the Isaaq ethnic group are in fact uterine alliances; hence the matronymic "Habr" which in archaic Somali means "mother". This is illustrated in
Ishaaq_bin_Ahmed
Dutch feminine given name
Catharina, Gesina, Hendrina, Klazina, etc. It is also a rare possibly matronymic surname in the Netherlands. Ineke may refer to First name Ineke Bakker
Ineke
Danish princess and titular queen
Through Estrid, Sweyn traced his claim to the Danish throne and founded the matronymic House of Estridsen ("son of Estrid"), which ruled from 1047 to 1412. After
Estrid_Svendsdatter
needed] -dóttir (Icelandic) "daughter (of)" (patronymic suffix (sometimes matronymic) (by law) of not a family name but part of the Icelandic last name where
List_of_family_name_affixes
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occupational surname referring to a butcher or lumberjack. It can also be of Matronymic origin, referring to a short form of Sibylla. People with this surname
Bijl
Somali clan family
subtribes of the tribal-ethnic group are in fact uterine alliances hence the matronymic "Habr" which in archaic Somali means "mother". This is illustrated in
Isaaq
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may be either, Patronymic, from a diminutive of the name Hibbert; or a Matronymic of the Medieval female name Ibb, in turn a pet name from Isabel or Isabelle
Hibbs
Legendary Irish king
stories his father is the druid Cathbad, and he is usually known by his matronymic, mac Nessa: his mother is Ness, daughter of Eochaid Sálbuide, King of
Conchobar_mac_Nessa
Clown of Afro-Cuban descent
surname. According to historian Gérard Noiriel, "Padilla" may have the matronymic of his former Spanish master's wife. His parents were slaves in a Cuban
Chocolat_(clown)
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hypocoristic/baby form is Pes(s)ele(h). The name gave rise to the Jewish matronymic surname Pesin. A number of notable Jews had family members with the name
Pesya
although Duarte and Dinis are still common personal names in Portugal. Matronymics (surnames derived from female personal names) are not used in Portuguese
Portuguese_name
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Rokhlin is a Slavic language-influenced Jewish surname of matronymic derivation. It literally means "Rokhl's", where "Rokhl" is a transcription of Rochl
Rokhlin
Jewish surname
surnames of Ashkenazi Jewish origin. It is a Slavic-language-infliuenced matronymic surname derived from the Yiddish diminutive form "Leyka" of the given
Leykin
Genus of spiders
PMID 34393565. Yuri M. Marusik; Danniella Sherwood (27 June 2022). "Matronymic genera in spiders (Araneae) named for arachnologists". Arachnology. 19
Sestakovaia
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Heylen is a Dutch patronymic or matronymic surname most common in the province of Antwerp. Heile is an archaic Germanic given name, sometimes a short form
Heylen
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Look up eves in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. Eves is an English matronymic surname from Eve. Notable people with the surname include: Archie Eves (1876–1958)
Eves
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feminine given name, a form of Rachel, a transcription of Yiddish "Rochl". Matronymic surnames Rokhlin (variants: Rochlin, Rohlin, Rockline) are derived from
Rokhl
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Roosen is a Dutch surname. It is either of matronymic origin (Roos' son), or it refers to a rose or roses. Among variant forms are Roose, Rooze or Roozen
Roosen
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Hebrew names are Pnina and Margalit. The name gave rise to the Jewish matronymic surname Perlin. Notable people with the name include: Perl D. Decker (1875–1934)
Perl_(given_name)
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Acatrinei is a Romanian surname. Notable people with the surname include: Andreea Acatrinei (born 1992), Romanian artistic gymnast Dorel-Gheorghe Acatrinei
Acatrinei
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Martina is the most popular surname in Curaçao. It may refer to: Churandy Martina (born 1984), Curaçaoan athlete Cuco Martina (born 1989), Dutch-Curaçaoan
Martina_(surname)
name is Arackaparambil. For females, their Syrian Christian names are matronymic sometimes; the first-born girl is traditionally named after the paternal
Indian_name
Passport issued to Myanmar citizens
Burmese names do not typically have a serial structure nor patronymic/matronymic names. The data page/information page is printed in English. The passport
Myanmar_passport
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English and Irish languages. In English, it is generally described as a matronymic, derived from the Middle English Cust, a pet name for Custance, and son
Cussen
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Rivkin is a Slavic language-influenced Jewish surname, of matronymic derivation literally meaning "Rivka's", where Rivka is the Hebrew form of the name
Rivkin
Greek mythological figure
reared was known as "Philyra's cave". Chiron was often referred to by the matronymic Philyrides or the like. Two other sons of Cronus and Philyra may have
Philyra_(Oceanid)
Heroine of the ancient Hindu epic Mahabharata
These sons—each born to one of the Pandavas—are collectively known by the matronymic Draupadeyas. After the Pandavas' victory, she becomes the empress of the
Draupadi
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origin (see Marais (surname)) Both the Greek and Dutch surnames can be matronymics from "Maria". The name can also represent respellings: the American baseball
Maris_(surname)
tradition (e.g. Kralowa as female form of Kral) or use patronymic or matronymic surnames All children of a family have to receive the same Nachname at
German_name
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Ivanishin, feminine: Ivanishina is a Russian-language matronymic surname of Ukrainian origin. It is derived from the feminine nickname "Ivanikha" (Ukrainian:
Ivanishin
Genus of spiders
Zoology. 97: 1–474. Yuri M. Marusik; Danniella Sherwood (27 June 2022). "Matronymic genera in spiders (Araneae) named for arachnologists". Arachnology. 19
Bryantella
2009 Icelandic film by Ragnar Bragason
title character's name is the subject of some mockery for his having a matronymic – as Bjarnfreður's son – rather than a patronymic. In the film this is
Bjarnfreðarson
Serbs in Romania -ici. Although far less common than patronymic surnames, matronymic surnames are widespread both in Serbia and in neighboring countries where
Serbian_name
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sometimes transcribed as Katich. It's formed from the given name Kata and the matronymic -ić. Notable people with the name include: Branka Katić (born 1970), Serbian
Katić
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describes an "artful" or "skillful" person. Others claim that the name has a matronymic meaning and is a combination of Guta (female name, popular in the Middle
Gutekunst
Irish-American author (1915–1983)
confirmation name; his third, which he used as one of several pen names, was his matronymic, from his school-teacher mother, Sinaid O'Connor. On his father's sudden
Leonard_Wibberley
North Germanic language
Icelandic derivatives. Icelandic personal names are patronymic (and sometimes matronymic) in that they reflect the immediate father or mother of the child and
Icelandic_language
Brahmana text
In his introduction to the text, Sayana suggests that "Aitareya" is a matronymic name. Mahidasa's mother was "Itarā" (इतरा), whose name is derived from
Aitareya_Brahmana
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