Namenkunde
German, noun[ˈnaːmənˌkʊndə]
Namenkunde is a German feminine noun meaning “onomastics” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The German Wiktionary defines it as “linguistische Disziplin, die sich der Erforschung von Eigennamen widmet”.
What does Namenkunde mean in English?
noun
- 1
feminineonomastics
Source: English Wiktionary, German section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How German dictionaries define it
noun: 1. linguistische Disziplin, die sich der Erforschung von Eigennamen widmet.
The definition in the German Wiktionary, in German.
Source: German Wiktionary, dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of Namenkunde
- Namenskunde variant
Source: English Wiktionary and German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce Namenkunde?
- [ˈnaːmənˌkʊndə]
Sources: English Wiktionary, German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to Namenkunde
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is Namenkunde in German?
Namenkunde appears about once in every 12 million words in written German.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).