"andronym" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [English]

Forms: andronyms [plural]
Etymology: From andro- + -onym. First attested around 1906. Etymology templates: {{affix|en|andro-|-onym}} andro- + -onym Head templates: {{en-noun}} andronym (plural andronyms)
  1. A man's name or a word derived from a man's name.
    Sense id: en-andronym-en-noun-Bu6jn~o2
  2. The name of the husband, taken on by the wife.
    Sense id: en-andronym-en-noun--60KnDJ4 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English entries with language name categories using raw markup, English terms prefixed with andro-, English terms suffixed with -nym, English terms suffixed with -onym Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 5 66 29 Disambiguation of English entries with language name categories using raw markup: 23 47 30 Disambiguation of English terms prefixed with andro-: 26 49 25 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -nym: 14 65 21 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -onym: 15 65 20
  3. A male name adopted by a woman.
    Sense id: en-andronym-en-noun-UcOc9wGg
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Related terms: patronym Translations (name): ανδρωνυμικό (andronymikó) [neuter] (Greek)
Disambiguation of 'name': 32 34 34

Inflected forms

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