Meaning of onomastics | Babel Free

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

Čeština onomastika

Deutsch Bezeichnungslehre Namenforschung Namenkunde

Español onomástica

Suomi nimistöntutkimus

Français onomastique

Italiano onomastica

日本語固有名詞学

Nederlands naamkunde onomastiek

Polski nazewnictwo onomastyka

Português onomástica

Русский ономастика

Svenska onomastik

ไทย นามศาสตร์

“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.).”

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