Names Categorized "matronymics"

Anson is an English given name and surname, originating as a patronymic meaning "son of Agnes." The name Agnes itself derives from the Greek hagnos (ἁγνός), meaning "chaste," and was Latinized as Agnes. Saint Agnes, a vi...

Audley is an English given name derived from a surname of habitational origin. The surname originated from a place name combining the Old English personal name Ealdgyð (meaning "old battle") with lēah ("woodland clearing...