Necronym
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Part of speech noun
Quick meaning: Necronym is a noun meaning The name of a person who has died.
Meaning
The name of a person who has died.
More Meanings
- A substitute name used to refer to a person who has died (instead of the name the person had in life).
- A name or name element which indicates that someone the person was closely related to is dead.
Example Sentences
Each list ends with a necronym: John for Timothy, […]
Some cultures have a taboo against uttering necronyms.
[…] necronym taboo (i.e., a prohibition on saying the names of people who have passed away) […]
An individual takes a necronym, or death-name, when some of his primary relatives die, namely a parent, a sibling, .
Word Forms
- necronyms
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include death-name, deadname, orthonym, notname, nicknamee, whasisname.
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