matronymics

plural of matronymic

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of Synonyms for matronymics
Noun
  • Still only 20 years of age, Huijsen has rapidly become one of the first names on the Real Madrid teamsheet.
    Sam Leveridge, Forbes.com, 31 Aug. 2025
  • In 2017, the school district began requiring that teachers use transgender students’ first names and pronouns.
    Jessica Guynn, USA Today, 22 Aug. 2025
Noun
  • The twins were given names based on their personalities, according to the release.
    Harriet Ramos, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 9 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • Yuliia Kaveshnikova/Getty Images The new husband's last name is the same as u//Specken_zee_Doitch's first name, and because the couple have hyphenated each other's surnames, their last names are the same as u//Specken_zee_Doitch's full name.
    Alyce Collins, MSNBC Newsweek, 10 Sep. 2025
  • Many younger Red Sox weren’t in the majors, or even drafted in ‘19, the last time the league allowed players to replace their surnames with nicknames on the back of their Players’ Weekend jerseys.
    Gabrielle Starr, Boston Herald, 16 Aug. 2025
Noun
  • Newsom's press office's X account has been regularly posting memes, snarky all-caps messages and using catchy nicknames for his opponents.
    Alia Shoaib, MSNBC Newsweek, 12 Sep. 2025
  • Colleagues described a popular chaplain with nicknames for the tiny patients and soothing words for their bleary-eyed parents.
    Hannah Allam, ProPublica, 10 Sep. 2025
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“Matronymics.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/matronymics. Accessed 18 Sep. 2025.

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