Névtani
Névtani, or onomastics in Hungarian usage, is the branch of linguistics that studies proper names. It examines how names are formed, transmitted, and used within a language community, as well as the meanings they convey and the social and historical forces that shape them. The field investigates the life cycle of names, including their creation, adoption, variation, and, in some cases, decline or standardization.
The main subfields are anthroponymy and toponymy. Anthroponymy covers personal names and surnames, exploring their etymology,
Methods used in névtani include historical-linguistic analysis, philology, and etymology, supported by archival sources such as
Névtani findings are used by linguists, historians, genealogists, and cultural scholars to understand naming conventions, linguistic