anthroponymy
English edit
Etymology edit
English anthrop- (“person, human”) + Ancient Greek ὠνυμία (ōnumía) (from ὄνομα (ónoma, “name”));[1] By surface analysis, anthrop- + -onymy = anthropo- + -nymy.
Pronunciation edit
- (Received Pronunciation) enPR: ănthrōpŏʹnĭmĭ, IPA(key): /ænθɹəʊˈpɒnɪmɪ/,[1]
Noun edit
anthroponymy (uncountable)
- The study of personal names.[1]
- Hypernym: onomastics
- Coordinate term: toponymy
Related terms edit
Translations edit
study of personal names
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References edit
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 “anthroponymy” listed in the Oxford English Dictionary [2nd Ed.; 1989]