Dictionary

anthroponymy en · NOUN

Pronunciation

• ănthrōpŏʹnĭmĭ (Received-Pronunciation)
• /ænθɹəʊˈpɒnɪmɪ/ (Received-Pronunciation)
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Etymology

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

Meanings

1. (uncountable) The study of personal names.

Coordinates

toponymy

Hypernyms

onomastics

Relateds

anthroponym · anthroponymous

Translations (10)

ca antroponímia (study of personal names) · de Anthroponymie (study of personal names) · ru антропони́мика (study of personal names) · it antroponimia (study of personal names) · pl antroponimia (study of personal names) · pt antroponímia (study of personal names) · cmn 人名學 /人名学 (study of personal names) · et antroponüümia (study of personal names) · ja 人名学 (study of personal names) · de Anthroponomastik (study of personal names)