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deonyms

deonyms is the plural of deonym.

Meaning of deonym

Noun (1)

deonym (plural deonyms)

  1. A term which derives from a proper name (proper noun), such as brand name (genericized trademark), a given name or surname (eponym), or a place name (toponym).
    • […] increased occurrence of deonyms. Among them, nearly half come from trade names (company names, brand names or product names). This chapter aims to study deonyms deriving from trade names.2013, Oliviu Felecan, Onomastics in Contemporary Public Space, Cambridge Scholars Publishing, →ISBN, page 172

Noun (2)

deonym (plural deonyms)

  1. Synonym of theonym.
    • A similar phenomenon occurs often, and also in connection with old Celtic toponyms which, if deonyms, were often suppressed by the growing might of the Church, […] [these other] deonyms serve to prove the Pelasgians spoke an Indo-European language far[…]1963, Congrès international d'études gauloises, celtiques et protoceltiques, Actes
    Synonyms:
    theonym

Questions about deonyms

What is deonyms the plural of?
Deonyms is the plural of deonym.

Words near deonyms in the dictionary

  1. deontologist
  2. deontologists
  3. deontology
  4. deonym
  5. deonymisation
  6. deonyms
  7. deop
  8. deoperculate
  9. deopped
  10. deoppilate
  11. deoppilated

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