Wednesday, November 18, 2009

What is the study of name meanings called?

etymology - "meaning of a name", which is the original literal meaning





onomastics - the study of names, a field which touches on linguistics, history, anthropology, pyschology, sociology, philology and much more

What is the study of name meanings called?
etymology
Reply:Doning super busy work!
Reply:It's the study of semantics.





semantics:


the branch of logic and linguistics concerned with meaning.
Reply:ETYMOLOGY
Reply:nameology
Reply:Onomastics or onomatology is the study of proper names of all kinds and the origins of names





Toponymy refers to the scientific study of place-names (toponyms), their origins, meanings, use and typology.
Reply:its called nombrology


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