Theonym
A theonym, from Greek theos (Θεός), meaning "god", and όνομα, meaning "name", is a proper name of a deity. Theonymy, the study of divine proper names, is a branch of onomastics; it helps develop an understanding of the function and societal views of particular gods and may help undertand the origins of a society's language.[1]
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Representations (artistic or for worship): examples from Christianity, Atenism, Zoroastrianism and Balinese Hinduism.
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Analysis of theonyms has been useful in understanding the connections of Indo-European languages, and possibly their religion. In Abrahamic faiths, the origin and meaning of the Tetragrammaton (YHWH) is sometimes deemed to have important historical or even metaphysical meaning.
Theonyms can also be used as all or part of a name for a human, animal, thing or place.
See also
- -onym
- Theo
- Theology
- Thealogy, similar origin as above, but female instead
- God (word)
- Names of God
- Nomenclature
- Onomastics
References
- "What does theonym mean". findwords.info. Retrieved 2019-10-14.
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