anthroponymy

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English

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Etymology

English anthrop- (person, human) + Ancient Greek ὠνυμία (ōnumía) (from ὄνομα (ónoma, name));[1] By surface analysis, anthrop- +‎ -onymy = anthropo- +‎ -nymy.

Pronunciation

Noun

anthroponymy (uncountable)

  1. The study of personal names.[1]
    Hypernym: onomastics
    Coordinate term: toponymy

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References

  1. 1.0 1.1 1.2 anthroponymy” listed in the Oxford English Dictionary