Avonymic

adj, noun

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Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    A name acquired from one's grandfather.
Adjective
  1. 1
    Derived from one's grandfather. not-comparable

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Etymology

From Latin avus (“grandfather”) + -nym + -ic.

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