Associations to the word «Onomastics»

Wiktionary

ONOMASTICS, noun. The branch of lexicology devoted to the study of names and naming, especially the origins of names.

Dictionary definition

ONOMASTICS, noun. The branch of lexicology that studies the forms and origins of proper names.

Wise words

A word is not a crystal, transparent and unchanged; it is the skin of a living thought and may vary greatly in color and content according to the circumstances and time in which it is used.
Oliver Wendell Holmes, Jr.