What is "anthroponymy"

n. The study of personal names.

Anthroponomastics (or anthroponymy), is a branch of onomastics, and is the study of anthroponyms (< Gk. anthropos, 'human', + onoma, 'name'), the names of human beings.

As well as linguists, researchers in many fields take part in anthroponymic studies, including anthropologists, historians, political geographers and genealogists.

The subdivisions of anthroponymy include:

• Given names
• Surnames
• Clan names
• Matronyms
• Patronyms
• Teknonyms
• Nicknames
• Ethnonyms
  • Autonyms/ Endonyms
  • Exonyms