"anthroponymy" meaning in English

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Noun

IPA: /ænθɹəʊˈpɒnɪmɪ/ [Received-Pronunciation]
enPR: ănthrōpŏʹnĭmĭ [Received-Pronunciation] Etymology: English anthrop- (“person, human”) + Ancient Greek ὠνυμία (ōnumía) (from ὄνομα (ónoma, “name”)); By surface analysis, anthrop- + -onymy = anthropo- + -nymy. Etymology templates: {{m+|en|anthrop-||person, human}} English anthrop- (“person, human”), {{der|en|grc|ὠνυμία}} Ancient Greek ὠνυμία (ōnumía), {{m|grc|ὄνομα||name}} ὄνομα (ónoma, “name”), {{surf|en|anthrop-|-onymy}} By surface analysis, anthrop- + -onymy, {{confix|en|anthropo|nymy}} anthropo- + -nymy Head templates: {{en-noun|-}} anthroponymy (uncountable)
  1. The study of personal names. Wikipedia link: anthroponymy Tags: uncountable Categories (topical): Onomastics Related terms (anthroponym): anthroponymous Translations (study of personal names): 人名學 (Chinese Mandarin), 人名学 (rénmíngxué) (Chinese Mandarin), antroponüümia (Estonian), Anthroponymie [feminine] (German), Anthroponomastik [feminine] (German), antroponimia [feminine] (Polish), antroponímia [feminine] (Portuguese), антропони́мика (antroponímika) [feminine] (Russian)

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