toponym

top·o·nym  (tp-nm)

n.

1. A place name.

2. A name derived from a place or region.

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[Back-formation from toponymy.]

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topo·nymic, topo·nymi·cal adj.

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toponym

1. a place name.
2. a personal name derived from a place name.

See also: Names

Thesaurus

Noun

1.

toponym - the name by which a geographical place is known place name name - a language unit by which a person or thing is known; "his name really is George Washington"; "those are two names for the same thing" troponomy, troponymy - the place names of a region or a language considered collectively