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Matronymic vs Royce - What's the difference?

matronymic | royce |

As an adjective matronymic

is of, relating to, or derived from the given name of one's mother or a female ancestor.

As a noun matronymic

is a surname or byname acquired from the given name of one's mother's or from a female ancestor's given name.

As a proper noun royce is

derived from the medieval (etyl) given name rose.

matronymic

English

Adjective

(-)
  • Of, relating to, or derived from the given name of one's mother or a female ancestor.

    • Synonyms

    * (from the given name of a mother) metronymic

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • A surname or byname acquired from the given name of one's mother's or from a female ancestor's given name.

    • Synonyms

    * (surname from a mother) matronym, metronym, metronymic

    Coordinate terms

    * patronym, patronymic

    See also

    * family name * first name * given name * surname

    royce

    English

    Proper noun

    (en proper noun)
  • derived from the medieval (etyl) given name Rose.
  • transferred from the surname.

    • Related terms

    * Rolls-Royce * Royston

    Anagrams

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