English Explanatory Dictionary

anthroponymy

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. The study of personal names.

Pronunciation

ănthrōpŏʹnĭmĭ /ænθɹəʊˈpɒnɪmɪ/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Sumxr-anthroponymy.wav

Word forms

anthroponymy

Etymology

English anthrop- (“person, human”) + Ancient Greek ὠνυμία (ōnumía) (from ὄνομα (ónoma, “name”)); By surface analysis, anthrop- + -onymy = anthropo- + -nymy.

Related words

anthroponymous anthroponym
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