In geography and cartography, a toponym (Gk. topos, "place", + onuma, "name") is a name of a locality, region, or some other part of Earth's surface or an artificial feature. Toponymy is the taxonomic study of place names. In some cultures, most or all such place names have a definite meaning in the language; this is not the case, generally, for place names in the English language. Cartography or mapmaking (in Greek chartis = map and graphein = write) is the study and practice of making maps or globes. ... Greek (Greek Ελληνικά, IPA – Hellenic) is an Indo-European language with a documented history of 3,500 years. ... A name is a label for a thing, person, place, product (as in a brand name) and even an idea or concept, normally used to distinguish one from another. ... Toponymy is the taxonomic study of place names, their origins and their meanings. ... The English language is a West Germanic language that originates in England. ...

In linguistics and ethnology, a toponym is a name derived from a place or a region. Linguistics is the scientific study of human language, and someone who engages in this study is called a linguist or linguistician. ... Ethnology (greek ethnos: (non-greek, barbarian) people) is a genre of anthropological study, involving the systematic comparison of the folklore, beliefs and practices of different societies. ...

• See List of toponyms for some examples of names derived from place names.
• See List of popular local toponyms for a list of toponyms that are used as names for business, schools, etc. only in a particular locality.
• See List of popular place names for a list of frequently used place names

In anatomy, a toponym is a name of a region of the body, as distinguished from the name of an organ. In linguistics and grammar, a toponym is a name derived from a place or a region. ... This is an incomplete list. ... This List of popular place nanes is derived from the US FIPS55 place name database (158. ... Anatomical drawing of the human muscles from the Encyclopédie. ... With regard to living things, a body is the integral physical material of an individual, and contrasts with soul, personality and behavior. ... In biology, an organ (Latin: organum, instrument, tool) is a group of tissues, which perform a specific function or group of functions. ...

In biology, a toponym is a binomial name of a plant. Main articles: Life The most salient example of biological universality is that all living things share a common carbon-based biochemistry and in particular pass on their characteristics via genetic material, which is based on nucleic acids such as DNA and which uses a common genetic code with only minor... In biology, binomial nomenclature is the formal method of naming species. ...

See also

• demonym
• -onym
• street name

A demonym or gentilic is a word that denotes the members of a people or the inhabitants of a place. ... Words in English with the suffix -onym (from the Greek onoma which means name) refer to words with a particular property. ... A street name or odonym is an identifying name given to a street or road. ...

External links

• Placename indexes
• The origins of British place names