-onymy

noun combining form

-on·​y·​my

ˈänəmē,

-mi

plural -es

1

: kind of name or word : kind or set of names or words

hydronymy

2

: study of a (specified) kind of names or words

anthroponymy

Word History

Etymology

Latin -onymia, from Greek -ōnymia, from -ōnymos (as in homōnymos) + -ia -y

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