euonym

From eu- (“good, well; true, genuine”) +‎ -onym (“name, word”).

• IPA^(key): /ˈju.əˌnɪm/

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• Hyphenation: eu‧o‧nym

euonym (plural euonyms)

1. (rare) A name well suited to the person, place or object which bears it.

• (name well suited to a person, place or thing): aptonym, aptronym, charactonym

• caconym

• euonymous

• eunomy