English Explanatory Dictionary

deonym

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A term which derives from a proper name (proper noun), such as brand name (genericized trademark), a given name or surname (eponym), or a place name (toponym).
noun
  1. Synonym of theonym.

Word forms

deonym deonyms

Etymology

From de- + -onym (“name”). Compare Italian deonomastica (“words of a language that are derived from given names, last names, ethnonyms, and toponyms”), from de- + onomastica.

Synonyms

theonym
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