matronymic

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  1. patronymic
  2. surname
  3. family name
  4. maiden name
  5. nickname
Noun
  • The eponymous house has its designer’s surname, given in honor of her grandfather, is not a traditional Ukrainian patronymic.
    — Rachel Elspeth Gross, Forbes.com, 6 June 2026
  • While there has never been official confirmation of Putin's paternity, Krivonogikh's patronymic—Vladimirovna—and past investigative reports have fueled speculation for years.
    — Jesus Mesa, MSNBC Newsweek, 4 Aug. 2025
Definition of patronymic
Noun
  • The following year, Shiloh, 20, became the first of Pitt’s children to legally drop his surname.
    — Martha Ross, Mercury News, 27 July 2026
  • By January 2016, Diaz had moved on with Angela Connell, and the two got married within a month, with Connell taking his surname.
    — Monica Mercuri, Forbes.com, 25 July 2026
Definition of surname
Noun
  • Toyota What began as a machine manufacturing company bearing the founder’s family name is now one of the most recognizable names in the global automobile industry.
    — Encyclopedia Britannica, Encyclopedia Britannica, 17 July 2026
  • To defile the legacy of his family and that family name is sickening, and turns my stomach.
    — Leigh Blickley, Entertainment Weekly, 16 July 2026
Definition of family name
Noun
  • Her roots in northwest Missouri run deep, as Mozingo Lake in Nodoway County carries her maiden name.
    — Sophie Lindberg July 27, Kansas City Star, 27 July 2026
  • Born Brandon Feakins, the 1923 actor now uses his mother’s maiden name.
    — Jodi Guglielmi, PEOPLE, 15 July 2026
Definition of maiden name
Noun
  • Enter coconut-milk nails, the internet’s new nickname for a wash of sheer white.
    — Jeanne Ballion, Vogue, 25 July 2026
  • From Cabo Verde’s heroic journey led by a 40-year-old goalie with a nickname honoring his grandmother, to the spontaneous happiness from the Scottish Tartan Army, to the contagious passion from Argentine fans, micro stories moved millions of people.
    — Isaac Mizrahi, Forbes.com, 23 July 2026
Definition of nickname
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