anthroponymy

/ænθɹəʊˈpɒnɪmɪ/

anthroponymy means the study of personal names. Lexicurio rates it Sui generis — a strength score of 87 out of 100.

anthroponymy is pronounced /ænθɹəʊˈpɒnɪmɪ/.

Why “anthroponymy” is a great word

ANTHROPONYMY — [Noun] The branch of onomastics concerned with the origin, history, and use of personal names. From the combining form anthropo- (from Ancient Greek ἄνθρωπος (ánthrōpos), meaning "human being") and -onymy (from Ancient Greek ὄνομα (ónoma), meaning "name"), hence 'the study of human names'. Formed within English by compounding; first attested 1935–40. Unlike toponymy, which maps the history of places, or the broader field of onomastics, which surveys all proper names, anthroponymy is the intimate archaeology of identity. It is the echo of a forgotten occupation in "Smith," the ghost of a paternal blessing in "Jonathan," and the silent geography of lineage in "MacLeod"—a testament to how we are called, and in that calling, how we are remembered.

Etymology

English anthrop- (“person, human”) + Ancient Greek ὠνυμία (ōnumía) (from ὄνομα (ónoma, “name”)); By surface analysis, anthrop- + -onymy = anthropo- + -nymy.

noun

The study of personal names.