Associations to the word «Onomastics»
Wiktionary
ONOMASTICS, noun. The branch of lexicology devoted to the study of names and naming, especially the origins of names.
Dictionary definition
ONOMASTICS, noun. The branch of lexicology that studies the forms and origins of proper names.
Wise words
Words are always getting conventionalized to some secondary
meaning. It is one of the works of poetry to take the
truants in custody and bring them back to their right
senses.