onomastics

IPA(Pronunciation)

plural plural-only

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

Japanese Meaning

名前や命名法、特に名前の起源に関する研究を扱う学問

Her doctoral dissertation in onomastics examined how immigrant communities adapted place names to new languages.

彼女の博士論文は名前と命名の研究（固有名詞学）で、移民コミュニティが地名をどのように新しい言語に適応させたかを調べた。

Sense（1）

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