matronymic

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Noun
  • Mark’s readers, who knew how Jewish patronymics worked, would have understood what the villagers were throwing in Jesus’s face.
    Judith Shulevitz, The Atlantic, 1 Apr. 2025
  • The list of those who left includes individuals' names, birth dates, patronymics and more, and identifies contract soldiers, mobilized soldiers, and conscripts.
    Matt Robison, Newsweek, 20 Nov. 2024
Noun
  • In several posts and replies, Grok was seen attaching stereotypes to users with Jewish surnames, glorifying Hitler and spreading conspiracies about the over-involvement of Jewish people in government, commerce and Hollywood.
    Zack Sharf, Variety, 14 July 2025
  • Users reported receiving responses that praised Adolf Hitler, used antisemitic phrases and attacked users with traditionally Jewish surnames.
    Kathryn Palmer, USA Today, 13 July 2025
Noun
  • The family name was Zhou (or Chou), which, in Chinese culture, comes first, as in the name of the late Premier Zhou Enlai.
    Michael Barnes, Austin American Statesman, 2 July 2025
  • The family name, Vajra, is an ancient way of spelling the family’s surname, Vaira.
    Irene S. Levine, Forbes.com, 24 June 2025
Noun
  • Suppose Miss Jones marries Mr. Smith and decides, for whatever reason, to retain her maiden name.
    Judith Martin, Sun Sentinel, 14 July 2025
  • For some reason, Kiser used her maiden name in the lawsuit.
    Martha Ross, Mercury News, 6 June 2025
Noun
  • Harris was not charged with that murder, but the Law & Order writers implied he was involved with the crime and used nicknames similar to Harris’ case.
    John J. Lennon, Rolling Stone, 19 July 2025
  • Ken Takakura is usually called by his nickname, Okarun, a moniker given to him by Momo.
    Christopher Rudolph, People.com, 19 July 2025
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“Matronymic.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/matronymic. Accessed 26 Jul. 2025.

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