noun
Meaning 1
The name of a person who has died.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Examples
- Some cultures have a taboo against uttering necronyms.
Meaning relationships
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Standard Lemma guide
necronym
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noun
Meaning 2
A substitute name used to refer to a person who has died (instead of the name the person had in life).
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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noun
Meaning 3
A name or name element which indicates that someone the person was closely related to is dead.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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History
Etymology
From necro- + -onym; from Ancient Greek νεκρός (nekrós, “death”) + ὄνομα (ónoma, “name”).