anthroponymy
English
editEtymology
editEnglish 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
editanthroponymy (uncountable)
- The study of personal names.[1]
- Hypernym: onomastics
- Coordinate term: toponymy
Related terms
editTranslations
editstudy 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]
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- English terms derived from Ancient Greek
- English terms prefixed with anthrop-
- English terms suffixed with -onymy
- English terms prefixed with anthropo-
- English terms suffixed with -nymy
- English 5-syllable words
- English terms with IPA pronunciation
- English lemmas
- English nouns
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- en:Onomastics