"charactonym" meaning in English

See charactonym in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

Forms: charactonyms [plural]
Etymology: From character + -onym. Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|character|-onym}} character + -onym Head templates: {{en-noun}} charactonym (plural charactonyms)
  1. (literature) A name that is somehow descriptive of the character who bears it. Categories (topical): Literature Hypernyms: euonym Related terms: charactonymous

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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