anthroponymy
English
Etymology
English anthrop- (“person, human”) + Ancient Greek ὠνυμία (ōnumía) (from ὄνομα (ónoma, “name”));[1] By surface analysis, anthrop- + -onymy = anthropo- + -nymy.
Pronunciation
- (Received Pronunciation) enPR: ănthrōpŏʹnĭmĭ, IPA(key): /ænθɹəʊˈpɒnɪmɪ/,[1]
Noun
anthroponymy (uncountable)
- The study of personal names.[1]
- Hypernym: onomastics
- Coordinate term: toponymy
Related terms
Translations
study of personal names
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References
- “anthroponymy” listed in the Oxford English Dictionary [2nd Ed.; 1989]
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