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Onomastics vs Onomast - What's the difference?

onomastics | onomast |

As nouns the difference between onomastics and onomast

is that onomastics is the branch of lexicology devoted to the study of names and naming, especially the origins of names while onomast is a person who studies onomastics, a person who studies (proper) names.

onomastics

English

(wikipedia onomastics)

Noun

(en-plural noun)
  • The branch of lexicology devoted to the study of names and naming, especially the origins of names.

    • Synonyms

    * onomatology

    Related terms

    * onomastic * onomastician * onomasticon

    Hypernyms

    * lexicology * etymology

    Hyponyms

    * anthroponymy * toponymy

    Derived terms

    * anthroponomastics * toponomastics

    References

    onomast

    English

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • A person who studies onomastics, a person who studies (proper) names.

    • Synonyms

    * onomasiologist * onomastician * onomatologist

    Related terms

    * onomasiology * onomastic * onomasticon * onomatology * onomatopoeia * onomatopoeic * onomatopoetic