professionym

名词 n.
英 /pɹəˈfɛʃ.ənɪm/    美 /pɹəˈfɛʃ.ənɪm/

英文释义

名词 n.
  1. A term, title, or form of address used to designate or identify a person or group by their profession.
    — In the Slavic languages, the transition from a professionym to a hereditary surname occurred over several centuries, as the title identifying the father's trade became the fixed identifier for the entire family.
  2. A surname or proper name derived from the occupation of the initial bearer; an occupational surname.
    — The third largest group of surnames is formed by professionyms (e.g. Kovář ‘smith’, Kolář ‘wheeler’, Mlynář ‘miller’), which make up about 12% of the total number of surnames.

词形变化

professionyms plural

词汇关系

近义词
occupational name ergonym
相关词
anthroponym ethnonym patronym

词源

From profession + -onym, from ὄνυμα (ónuma, “name”).
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