Onomasticon

Pronunciation

• RP IPA: /ˌɒ.nəʊˈmæs.tɪ.kÉ™n/
• US IPA: /ˌɑː.noʊˈmæs.tɪkÉ™n/, /ˌɑː.nəˈmæs.tɪkÉ™n/

Origin

From Ancient Greek ὀνομαστικόν, neuter form of ὀνομαστικός (onomastikos, "belonging to names"), from ὀνομάζω (onomazō, "I name"), from ὄνομα (onoma, "name").

Full definition of onomasticon

Noun

1. A book, list, or vocabulary of names, especially of people.''We looked up the origin of her name in an onomasticon.

Related terms

• onomastic
• onomastics

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