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onomast

Syllabification: (on·o·mast)
Pronunciation: /ˈänəˌmast/
Definition of onomast

noun

  • a person who studies proper names, especially personal names.

Origin:

1980s: back-formation from onomastic

onomast in other Oxford dictionaries

Definition of onomast in the British & World English dictionary