Onomastics (or onomatology in older texts) is the study of proper names, including their etymology, history, and use.
An alethonym ('true name') or an orthonym ('real name') is the proper name of the object in question, the object of onomastic study. Scholars studying onomastics are called onomasticians.
Onomastics has applications in data mining, with applications such as named-entity recognition, or recognition of the origin of names. It is a popular approach in historical research, where it can be used to identify ethnic minorities within populations and for the purpose of prosopography.
Etymology
Onomastics originates from the Greek onomastikós (ὀνομαστικός, 'of or belonging to naming'), itself derived from ónoma (ὄνομα, 'name').
Branches
- Toponymy (or more precisely toponomastics), one of the principal branches of onomastics, is the study of place names.
- Anthroponomastics is the study of personal names.
- is the branch that researches the names in works of literature and other fiction.
- Socio-onomastics or re-onomastics is the study of names within a society or culture.
See also
- Ancient Greek personal names
- Extinction of surnames
- Hydronym
- Mononymous persons
- Naming convention
- -onym, listing the technical kinds of names
- Organizations
- American Name Society
- English Place-Name Society
- Guild of One-Name Studies
- International Council of Onomastic Sciences
- Society for Name Studies in Britain and Ireland
- United Nations Group of Experts on Geographical Names
References
- Carsenat, Elian (2013). "Onomastics and Big Data Mining". arXiv:1310.6311 [cs.CY].
- Mitzlaff, Folke; Stumme, Gerd (2013). "Onomastics 2.0 - The Power of Social Co-Occurrences". arXiv:1303.0484 [cs.IR].
- Crymble, Adam (2017-02-09). "How Criminal were the Irish? Bias in the Detection of London Currency Crime, 1797-1821". The London Journal. 43: 36–52. doi:10.1080/03058034.2016.1270876. hdl:2299/19710.
- Crymble, Adam (2015-07-26). "A Comparative Approach to Identifying the Irish in Long Eighteenth-Century London" (PDF). Historical Methods. 48 (3): 141–152. doi:10.1080/01615440.2015.1007194. hdl:2299/16184. S2CID 161595975. Archived (PDF) from the original on 2020-03-14. Retrieved 2017-08-27.
- ὀνομαστικός Archived 2020-08-05 at the Wayback Machine, Henry George Liddell, Robert Scott, A Greek-English Lexicon, on Perseus project
- "Online Etymology Dictionary". etymonline.com. Archived from the original on 27 August 2017. Retrieved 26 July 2015.
- ὄνομα Archived 2021-02-25 at the Wayback Machine, Henry George Liddell, Robert Scott, A Greek-English Lexicon, on Perseus project
- Cacciafoco, Francesco Perono; Cavallaro, Francesco (2023). Place Names: Approaches and Perspectives in Toponymy and Toponomastics.
- Bruck, Gabriele (2009). The Anthropology of Names and Naming.
- Alvarez-Altman, Grace; Burelbach, Frederick M. (1987). Names in Literature: Essays from Literary Onomastics Studies.
- Ainiala, Terhi; Östman, Jan-Ola (2017). Socio-onomastics:The pragmatics of names.
External links
- Lexicon of Greek Personal Names, a major research project of the British Academy, Oxford, containing over 35,000 published Greek names
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Onomastics or onomatology in older texts is the study of proper names including their etymology history and use An alethonym true name or an orthonym real name is the proper name of the object in question the object of onomastic study Scholars studying onomastics are called onomasticians Onomastics has applications in data mining with applications such as named entity recognition or recognition of the origin of names It is a popular approach in historical research where it can be used to identify ethnic minorities within populations and for the purpose of prosopography EtymologyOnomastics originates from the Greek onomastikos ὀnomastikos of or belonging to naming itself derived from onoma ὄnoma name BranchesToponymy or more precisely toponomastics one of the principal branches of onomastics is the study of place names Anthroponomastics is the study of personal names is the branch that researches the names in works of literature and other fiction Socio onomastics or re onomastics is the study of names within a society or culture See alsoAncient Greek personal names Extinction of surnames Hydronym Mononymous persons Naming convention onym listing the technical kinds of namesOrganizationsAmerican Name Society English Place Name Society Guild of One Name Studies International Council of Onomastic Sciences Society for Name Studies in Britain and Ireland United Nations Group of Experts on Geographical NamesReferencesCarsenat Elian 2013 Onomastics and Big Data Mining arXiv 1310 6311 cs CY Mitzlaff Folke Stumme Gerd 2013 Onomastics 2 0 The Power of Social Co Occurrences arXiv 1303 0484 cs IR Crymble Adam 2017 02 09 How Criminal were the Irish Bias in the Detection of London Currency Crime 1797 1821 The London Journal 43 36 52 doi 10 1080 03058034 2016 1270876 hdl 2299 19710 Crymble Adam 2015 07 26 A Comparative Approach to Identifying the Irish in Long Eighteenth Century London PDF Historical Methods 48 3 141 152 doi 10 1080 01615440 2015 1007194 hdl 2299 16184 S2CID 161595975 Archived PDF from the original on 2020 03 14 Retrieved 2017 08 27 ὀnomastikos Archived 2020 08 05 at the Wayback Machine Henry George Liddell Robert Scott A Greek English Lexicon on Perseus project Online Etymology Dictionary etymonline com Archived from the original on 27 August 2017 Retrieved 26 July 2015 ὄnoma Archived 2021 02 25 at the Wayback Machine Henry George Liddell Robert Scott A Greek English Lexicon on Perseus project Cacciafoco Francesco Perono Cavallaro Francesco 2023 Place Names Approaches and Perspectives in Toponymy and Toponomastics Bruck Gabriele 2009 The Anthropology of Names and Naming Alvarez Altman Grace Burelbach Frederick M 1987 Names in Literature Essays from Literary Onomastics Studies Ainiala Terhi Ostman Jan Ola 2017 Socio onomastics The pragmatics of names External linksLook up onomastics in Wiktionary the free dictionary Lexicon of Greek Personal Names a major research project of the British Academy Oxford containing over 35 000 published Greek names This onomastics related article is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte
