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onomastician, n.|ˌɒnəmæˈstɪʃən|
[f. onomastic a. and n. + -ian: see -ician.]
One who studies the origins and formation of proper names; a student of onomastics.
1975Verbatim II. 7/2 Many a serious onomastician has begun by collecting odd names for fun. 1978McDavid & O'Cain in Names Mar. 112 Such research can only be carried out where intrepid and dedicated onomasticians like Claude Neuffer have first laid the foundation. 1984Word Ways XVII. i. 25 Onomasticians and name aficionados are invited..to join the recently-formed Illinois Names Society. 1987I. A. Fraser in A. Small Picts 68 The subject of place-names, especially those of Pictland, has always proved to be a minefield strewn with the casualties of would-be onomasticians. |