euonym

English · Thesaurus

AI In plain words

Writing a short explanation…

Written by a house AI from the entry below, in your language. The entry itself is the source.

euonym

/ˈju.əˌnɪm/

Where it comes from

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

noun euonyms

rare A name well suited to the person, place or object which bears it.
Similar: aptonym, aptronym, charactonym · Opposite: caconym

Talk about this word

Cite this

MLA

"euonym." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/euonym. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026.

APA

euonym. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/euonym

Chicago

"euonym." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/euonym.

BibTeX

@misc{euonym_2026,
  title = {euonym},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/euonym},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}