What is "toponymy"

Toponymy \To*pon"y*my\, n. A system of toponyms; the use of toponyms. -- To*pon"y*mal, Top`o*nym"ic, Top`o*nym"ic*al, a.

n. lexicology study of place names; a branch of onomastics

1. n. the nomenclature of regional anatomy [syn: toponomy]

2. the branch of lexicology that studies the place names of a region or a language [syn: toponomy]

Toponymy is the study of place names (toponyms), their origins, meanings, use, and typology.