anthroponymy

anthroponymy

English

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

• (Received Pronunciation) enPR: ănthrōpŏʹnĭmĭ, IPA^(key): /ænθɹəʊˈpɒnɪmɪ/,[1]

Noun

anthroponymy (uncountable)

1. The study of personal names.[1]

   Coordinate term: toponymy

   Hypernym: onomastics

Related terms

• anthroponym
  • anthroponymous

Translations

study of personal names

Chinese: Mandarin: 人名學／人名学 (zh) (rénmíngxué) Estonian: antroponüümia German: Anthroponymie f, Anthroponomastik f Polish: antroponimia (pl) f Portuguese: antroponímia (pt) f Russian: антропонимика (ru) f (antroponimika)

References

1. “anthroponymy” listed in the Oxford English Dictionary [2^nd Ed.; 1989]