onomastic

[ on-uh-mas-tik ]

adjective

1. of or relating to proper names.
2. of or relating to onomastics.
3. Law. (of a signature) written in the handwriting other than that of the document, instrument, etc., to which it is appended.

onomastic

/ ˌɒnəˈmæstɪk /

adjective

1. of or relating to proper names
2. law denoting a signature in a different handwriting from that of the document to which it is attached

Word History and Origins

Origin of onomastic¹

1600–10; < Greek onomastikós, derivative of onomázein to name; -tic

Word History and Origins

Origin of onomastic¹

C17: from Greek onomastikos, from onomazein to name, from onoma name

Example Sentences

Following the ICO revelations about onomastic data, the ORG has contacted the Conservative Party asking if it still uses this data.

From BBC

In case you are wondering, this fact and others make up part of an entire field called “onomastics.”

From New York Times

I studied a branch of linguistics called onomastics, which involves the history and origin of proper names.

From New York Times

Parents following larger cultural trends when looking for baby names is nothing new, says Cleveland Evans, a former president of the American Name Society, an group that promotes onomastics, the academic study of proper names.

From Time

But sociologists and experts in onomastics, the study of names, said the diminishment of nicknames is not exclusive to famous athletes.

From New York Times