#name studies
- Anthropony — A branch of onomastics dealing with the theoretical, historical, and comparative study of proper personal names (given names, surnames, nicknames, pseudonyms); it also denotes the entirety of personal names characteristic of a language, a historical epoch, a geographical region, or a specific human community.
- Anthroponomastics — A subdiscipline of onomastics dealing with the study, classification, origin, and historical evolution of proper personal names; a partial synonymous variant for anthroponymy. This science analyzes the linguistic mechanisms through which nicknames, given names, and patronymics become legally consolidated surnames within society.