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-onym

American

a combining form of Greek origin, meaning “word,” “name”.

pseudonym.

-onym British

combining form

indicating a name or word

acronym
pseudonym

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Etymology

Origin of -onym

Ultimately < Greek -ōnymos having the kind of name specified, combining form representing ónyma, dialectal variant of ónoma name

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