Ancient Greek word root · Speech & Writing

-onym: name

-onym is an Ancient Greek root meaning “name”. Learn its variants and explore 4 connected words.

Meaning and variants

Meaning: name

Root forms: -onym, onomato-

Source word: ὄνομα — name

Word family and examples

• anonymous

  of unknown name or authorship

• acronym

  An abbreviation formed by the initial letters of other words.

• synonym

  a word that means exactly or nearly the same as another

• pseudonym

  A fictitious name (more literally, a false name), as those used by writers and movie stars.

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