onomastic
/ɒnəˈmastɪk
/adjective
Relating to the study of the history and origin of proper names.But Scalito is a different kind of onomastic blend: an epithet combining elements of two names to suggest a resemblance of one named person to the other....
- One of the reasons for this lack of interest may be due to the often static and fixed conception of names: many onomastic studies do not allow for name changes.
- The onomastic problem of personal and place-names (are Manchester, Manila, and Manitoba, etc., to be counted as words simply because they appear in texts?).
Origin
Late 16th century (as a noun in the sense 'alphabetical list of proper nouns', later also 'lexicographer'): from Greek onomastikos, from onoma 'name'. The adjective dates from the early 18th century.
- King, Martin Luther
- King of Arms
- king of beasts
- king of birds
- King of Kings
- King of the Castle
- king of the herrings
- king of the hill
- king penguin
- King Philip's War
- kingpin
- king plate
- king post
- king prawn
- kin group
- Kings
- King's Bench
- king's bishop
- King's bounty
- Kings Canyon National Park
- King's Champion
- King's Counsel
- King's English
- King's evidence
- king's evil