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Atheonym(fromGreektheos(Θεός), 'god', attached toonoma(ὄνομα),'name') is a proper name of adeity.[1][2]
Theonymy,the study of divine proper names, is a branch ofonomastics,the study of the etymology, history, and use of proper names. Theonymy helps develop an understanding of the function and societal views of particular gods and may help understand the origins of a society's language.[citation needed]
Analysis of theonyms has been useful in understanding the connections ofIndo-European languagesand possiblytheir religion.[2]In all languages, the analysis of the possible etymological origin of a theonym can serve as basis for theories of its historical origin. Metaphysical and mystical meanings are also discerned in theonyms, as inKabbalah.Theonyms can also appear as all or part of a name for a human, animal, plant, thing or place.[citation needed]
See also
[edit]- -onym
- Theo
- Theology
- Thealogy,similar origin as above, but female instead
- God (word)
- Names of God
- Nomenclature
- Onomastics
- Theophoric name
References
[edit]- ^Matthew, P. H. (2014). "theonym".The Concise Oxford Dictionary of Linguistics(3rd ed.).Oxford University Press.ISBN9780191753060.
- ^abTaylor, Bron, ed. (2010). "Proto-Indo-Europeans".The Encyclopedia of Religion and Nature.Oxford University Press.doi:10.1093/acref/9780199754670.001.0001/acref-9780199754670-e-702.ISBN9780199754670.