The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
Matronymic \Mat`ro*nym"ic\, n. [L. mater mother + -nymic, as in patronimic.] See Metronymic. [1913 Webster]WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):
matronymic n 1: a name derived from the name of your mother or a maternal ancestor [syn: matronymic, metronymic]