Editing Matronymic (section)

{{Short description|Personal name component related to the mother}}
{{confused|Metonymy}}
{{for|a family name inherited from one's mother (and maternal grandmother, etc.)|Matriname}}
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A '''matronymic''' is a [[personal name|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 of a [[patronymic]]. Around the world, '''matronymic surnames''' are far less common than [[patronymic surname]]s. In some cultures in the past, matronymic last names were often given to children of unwed mothers. Or if a woman was especially well known or powerful, her descendants might adopt a matronym based on her name. A matronymic is a derived name, as compared to a [[matriname]], which is an inherited name from a mother's side of the family, and which is unchanged.