English Explanatory Dictionary

andronym

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A man's name or a word derived from a man's name.
  2. The name of the husband, taken on by the wife.
  3. A male name adopted by a woman.

Word forms

andronym andronyms

Etymology

From andro- + -onym. First attested around 1906.

Related words

patronym

Translations

Greek: ανδρωνυμικό
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