Toponymy
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Toponymy, toponymics, or toponomastics is the study of toponyms, including their origins, meanings, usage, and types. Toponym is the general term for the name of any geographical feature, and the full
Krakus Mound commemorating Krak, Lechitic founder of Kraków; the ending -ów means possession in Polish
Estate name
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An estate name, also house name or farm name, is a specific type of toponym that designates an estate, house, or farm. Estate names differ from most toponyms in that they designate proper names, which
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…drymonyms: names of woods and forests econyms: names of inhabited locations, such as houses, villages, towns, or cities, including: astionyms: names of towns and cities comonyms: names of villages…
An estate sign designating the Cyrus Jacobs House in Boise, Idaho.
A road sign with farm names (Lýsuhóll, Lýsudalur) in Iceland
Farouž, a house name in Valbruna (Slovene: Ovčja vas), Italy
A street address and house name (in dialect) in Zasip, Slovenia