anthroponymy

English

Etymology

English anthrop- (person”, “human) + Ancient Greek ὠνυμία (ōnumía) (from ὄνομα (ónoma, name))[1]

Pronunciation

Noun

anthroponymy (uncountable)

  1. The study of personal names.[1]

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References

  1. 1 2 3 anthroponymy” listed in the Oxford English Dictionary [2nd Ed.; 1989]
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