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* [[Toponymy#Toponomastics|Toponymy]] (or more precisely toponomastics), one of the principal branches of onomastics, is the study of place names.<ref>{{cite book|last1=Cacciafoco|first1=Francesco Perono|title=Place Names: Approaches and Perspectives in Toponymy and Toponomastics|last2=Cavallaro|first2=Francesco|year=2023}}</ref> | * [[Toponymy#Toponomastics|Toponymy]] (or more precisely toponomastics), one of the principal branches of onomastics, is the study of place names.<ref>{{cite book|last1=Cacciafoco|first1=Francesco Perono|title=Place Names: Approaches and Perspectives in Toponymy and Toponomastics|last2=Cavallaro|first2=Francesco|year=2023}}</ref> | ||
* [[ | * [[Anthroponymy]] is the study of personal names.<ref>{{cite book|last=Bruck|first=Gabriele|date=2009|title=The Anthropology of Names and Naming}}</ref> | ||
* [[Literary onomastics]] is the branch that researches the names in works of literature and other fiction.<ref>{{cite book|last1=Alvarez-Altman|first1=Grace|title=Names in Literature: Essays from Literary Onomastics Studies|last2=Burelbach|first2=Frederick M.|year=1987}}</ref> | * [[Literary onomastics]] is the branch that researches the names in works of literature and other fiction.<ref>{{cite book|last1=Alvarez-Altman|first1=Grace|title=Names in Literature: Essays from Literary Onomastics Studies|last2=Burelbach|first2=Frederick M.|year=1987}}</ref> | ||
* [[Socio-onomastics]] or re-onomastics is the study of names within a society or culture.<ref>{{cite book|last1=Ainiala |first1=Terhi|title=Socio-onomastics:The pragmatics of names|last2=Östman|first2=Jan-Ola|year=2017}}</ref> | * [[Socio-onomastics]] or re-onomastics is the study of names within a society or culture.<ref>{{cite book|last1=Ainiala |first1=Terhi|title=Socio-onomastics:The pragmatics of names|last2=Östman|first2=Jan-Ola|year=2017}}</ref> | ||
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* [[-onym]], listing the technical kinds of names | * [[-onym]], listing the technical kinds of names | ||
=== Organizations === | |||
* [[American Name Society]] | * [[American Name Society]] | ||
* [[English Place-Name Society]] | * [[English Place-Name Society]] | ||
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[[Category:Folklore]] | [[Category:Folklore]] | ||
[[Category:Lexicography]] | [[Category:Lexicography]] | ||
Latest revision as of 01:18, 17 June 2025
Template:Short description Onomastics (or onomatology in older texts) is the study of proper names, including their etymology, history, and use.
An alethonym ('true name') or an orthonym ('real name') is the proper name of the object in question, the object of onomastic study. Scholars studying onomastics are called onomasticians.
Onomastics has applications in data mining, with applications such as named-entity recognition, or recognition of the origin of names.[1][2] It is a popular approach in historical research, where it can be used to identify ethnic minorities within populations[3][4] and for the purpose of prosopography.
Etymology
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Branches
- Toponymy (or more precisely toponomastics), one of the principal branches of onomastics, is the study of place names.[8]
- Anthroponymy is the study of personal names.[9]
- Literary onomastics is the branch that researches the names in works of literature and other fiction.[10]
- Socio-onomastics or re-onomastics is the study of names within a society or culture.[11]
See also
- Ancient Greek personal names
- Extinction of surnames
- Hydronym
- Mononymous persons
- Naming convention
- -onym, listing the technical kinds of names
Organizations
- American Name Society
- English Place-Name Society
- Guild of One-Name Studies
- International Council of Onomastic Sciences
- Society for Name Studies in Britain and Ireland
- United Nations Group of Experts on Geographical Names
References
External links
- Lexicon of Greek Personal Names, a major research project of the British Academy, Oxford, containing over 35,000 published Greek names
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