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The study of the meaning, origin and distribution of names.

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Examples for "onomastics"
Examples for "onomastics"
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There's a black market in onomastics.
Iron Council
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Onomastics and the chance of winning the presidential race through the power and rhythm of a candidate's name.
Radio NZ
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"Ever hear of onomastics or prosopography?"
Cross Bones
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The interesting and extensive field of personal onomatology-thestudy of personal names-cannotbe entered upon exhaustively here.
The Child and Childhood in Folk-Thought / Studies of the Activit...
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The New Yorker, May 25, 1935 P. 32 The Advance of Onomatology: The Art and Science of Naming Babies.
The new yorker