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Onomastics or onomatology is the study of proper names of all kinds and the origins of names. The word is derived from the Greek word ὄνομα (onoma), meaning name. Toponymy or toponomastics, the study of place names, is one of the principal branches of onomastics. Anthroponomastics is the study of personal names.
For some cultures (and celebrities), only one name is needed to indicate a certain person without ambiguity. In others, a single personal name may be insufficient, requiring alteration to a hypocoristic/diminutive nickname or addition of a byname based on a specific individual's traits, family, home, occupation, or other. In most of the world, individually-based bynames have become hereditary family names, perhaps retaining little descriptive resemblance to the ancestral namesake's original byname.
Most of Western culture uses the name order indicated by the common synonymous phrases "first name" for personal name and "last name" or "surname" for family name. However, this is inconsistent with traditional East Asian and Hungarian usages, which place the family name before the personal name.
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Schneidersbike (Ken Schneider) Thu, 17 Dec 2009 15:52:22 -0000
Thought I invented a pseudoscience this AM.. no dice- it's called "Onomastics" http://bit.ly/6e45ud I guess I can make some bogus formulas
American Name Society - Promote onomastics, the study of names and naming practices, both in the United States and abroad. Seeks to find out what really is in a name, and to investigate cultural insights, settlement history, and linguistic characteristics revealed in names. Site includes membership and publication information.
Anglo-Saxon Studies Bibliography - Onomastics - Onomastics section containing bibliographies and references sources on both Anglo-Saxon place and personal names.
Anthropological Linguistics - An academic journal. Among the subjects it covers, onomastic studies.
Behind the Name - The meaning and history of first names.
Meta Description: [ The meaning and history of first names. ]
International Council of Onomastic Sciences (ICOS) - International organization of all scholars who have a special interest in the study of names. The aim of the Council is the advancement, representation and co-ordination of name research on an international level and in an interdisciplinary context.
Lexicon of Greek Personal Names - This project is part of Oxford University, under the aegis of the Board of Literae Humaniores. The purpose is to collect and publish with documentation all known ancient Greek personal names (including non-Greek names recorded in Greek, and Greek names in Latin).
Lurline H. Cultharp Collection of Onomastics - A Bibliography - Bibliography of books, articles and other onomastic resources at the University of Texas, El Paso.
Meta Description: [ The Lurline Coltharp Collection of Onomastics at the University of Texas El Paso (UTEP) Library. ]
PlacesNamed.com - Geographic and onomastic Encyclopedia of the United States and reference information. Lists proper names as surnames and placenames.
UK English Place-name Information Service - Find out the meaning of English place-names and where known, trace back to their original roots.
Meta Description: [ A guide to Norfolk and Suffolk place names., ]
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