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exonym

[ ek-soh-nim ]

noun

, Anthropology.
  1. a name used by outsiders for a place, such as Florence for Firenze. Compare endonym ( def 2 ).
  2. a name used by outsiders to refer to an ethnic, racial, or social group or its language that the group itself does not use, such as Chamorro rather than CHamoru . Compare endonym ( def 1 ).ethnonym ( def ).


exonym

/ ˈɛksəˌnɪm /

noun

  1. a name given to a place by foreigners

    Londres is an exonym of London

“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012


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Other Words From

  • ex·o·nym·ic [ek-s, uh, -, nim, -ik], ex·on·y·mous [e, kh, -, son, -, uh, -m, uh, s], adjective
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Word History and Origins

Origin of exonym1

First recorded in 1955–60; ex(o)- ( def ) + -onym ( def )
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Word History and Origins

Origin of exonym1

C20: from Greek ex- 1+ -onym

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