Anthroponomics

An`thro`po`nom´ics


n. 1. The science of the laws of the development of the human organism in relation to other organisms and to environment.
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary, published 1913 by G. & C. Merriam Co.
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"Incidentally, while the foregoing might correctly be referred to as an exercise in onomastics, if it had been limited to personal names only it might have more precisely been called an amusement in anthroponomics. Merriam Webster defines anthroponomy as the branch of onomastics that consists of the study of personal names, and if we wish to impress with our erudition we should probably make a note of this fact.
Kickshaws November 2013

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