anthroponymy

English

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

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

Noun

anthroponymy (uncountable)

1. The study of personal names.

   Hypernym: onomastics

   Coordinate term: toponymy

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: антропони́мика (ru) f (antroponímika)