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Toponymy vs Toponym - What's the difference?

toponymy | toponym |

As nouns the difference between toponymy and toponym

is that toponymy is lexicological study of place names; a branch of onomastics while toponym is toponym, place name.

toponymy

English

Noun

(-)
  • lexicological study of place names; a branch of onomastics

    • Synonyms

    * toponomastics

    Derived terms

    * toponym * toponymic * toponymist

    Hypernyms

    * onomastics

    toponym

    English

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • A placename.
  • A word derived from the name of a place.

    • Synonyms

    * (place name) (l), (l)

    See also

    * ("toponym" on Wikipedia) * troponym