onomastician

[on-uh-mas-tiks]

noun (used with a singular verb)

the study of the origin, history, and use of proper names.

Origin:
1930–35; see onomastic, -ics

Related forms

on·o·mas·ti·cian

[on-uh-muh-stish-uhn] , noun

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Onomastician is always a great word to know.

So is quincunx. Does it mean:

a chattering or flighty, light-headed person.

an arrangement of five objects, as trees, in a square or rectangle, one at each corner and one in the middle.

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Main Entry:	onomastician
Part of Speech:	n
Definition:	a person who studies the origins and forms of proper nouns or names
Etymology:	onomastic 'pertaining to names' + -ician 'practitioner'

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