onomastics

Noun CEFR B2

ˌɒ.nəʊˈmæs.tɪks

Definitions

The branch of lexicology devoted to the study of names and naming, especially the origins of names.

plural, plural-only

Equivalents

Españolonomástica

Françaisonomastique

DeutschBezeichnungslehre Namenforschung NamenkundeOnomasiologie Onomastik Onomatologie

22 more languages

Беларускаяанамастыка

Bosanskiimenoslovlje onomastika ономастика

Catalàonomàstica

Češtinaonomastický onomastika

Suominimistöntutkimus onomastiikka

Galegoonomástica

Hrvatskiimenoslovlje onomastika ономастика

Magyarnévtan onomasztika

Íslenskanafnfræði

Italianoonomastica

日本語固有名詞学

Македонскиономастика ономатологија

Nederlandsnaamkunde onomastiek

Polskinazewnictwo onomastyka

Portuguêsonomástica

Românăonomastică onomatologie

Русскийономастика

Slovenčinaonomastika

Shqiponomastikë

Српскиimenoslovlje onomastika ономастика

Svenskaonomastik

ไทยนามศาสตร์

Examples

“Her father had long been a student of onomastics, and loved to unpack the names of people they encountered as children.”

“From the point ⟳ of view ⟳ of onomastics, proper names fulfill many functions (individualizing, localizing, differentiating etc.).”

CEFR level

B2

Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.

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See also

onomatechny onomatoclast onomatodoxy onomatoid onomatologist onomatology

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