odonym

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noun

An identifying name given to a street; a street name.

OriginAncient Greek ὁδός →
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Meanings

nounodonym (plural odonyms)

plural odonyms · alternative hodonym

  1. An identifying name given to a street; a street name.

Origin

  1. Ancient Greekὁδός“road”
  2. Englishodonym

From Ancient Greek ὁδός (hodós, “road”) + ὄνυμα (ónuma, “name”), equivalent to odo- + -onym. Compare French odonyme and Italian odonimo.

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Translations

Catalan hodònim
  • hodònimTranslations
Czech hodonymum
  • hodonymumTranslations
French hodonyme
  • hodonymeTranslations
German Straßenname
  • StraßennameTranslations
Italian odonimo
  • odonimoTranslations
Slovak hodonymum
  • hodonymumTranslations
Spanish odónimo
  • odónimoTranslations

Rhymes & wordplay

Anagrams

monody
Cite this entry
APA

odonym. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/odonym

MLA

“odonym.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/odonym. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “odonym,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/odonym.

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