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Onomastic Enigmas and Etymological Arcana
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  • 1. The scholarly study of human naming conventions
  • 2. Systematic naming system used in taxonomy and linguistics
  • 3. An assumed name masking true identity
  • 7. Name derived from a paternal ancestor’s given name
  • 10. Name signifying something by association rather than direct naming
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  • 4. A falsely attributed name, often to a manuscript or document
  • 5. Distinct pen name signifying different authorial identity
  • 6. A formal name or title often used in legal contexts
  • 8. Name derived from a place or geographic location
  • 9. Describes a name that lends itself to a title or entity
  • 11. Fictitious name adopted by an author or artist
  • 12. Roman hereditary surname indicating family branch

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