anthroponymy

Definition: The study of human names — i.e., anthroponyms.
Etymology: The word derives from the Greek anthropos, man or human being + onuma, name.
OED: The word's first OED citation is from 1937: "A special study of toponymy and anthroponymy."
(J. Orr tr. I. Iordan's Introd. Romance Ling. iii. 222)



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