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anthroponymy

UK/ænθɹəʊˈpɒnɪmɪ/

anthroponymy noun: the study of personal names.

Noun

anthroponymy (uncountable)

  1. The study of personal names.

Origin of anthroponymy

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

Questions about anthroponymy

What does anthroponymy mean?
Anthroponymy means the study of personal names.
What part of speech is anthroponymy?
Anthroponymy is a noun.
How do you pronounce anthroponymy?
Anthroponymy is pronounced /ænθɹəʊˈpɒnɪmɪ/ (UK).

Words near anthroponymy in the dictionary

  1. anthroponotically
  2. anthroponym
  3. anthroponymic
  4. anthroponymous
  5. anthroponyms
  6. anthroponymy
  7. anthropopathetic
  8. anthropopathetically
  9. anthropopathia
  10. anthropopathic
  11. anthropopathical

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