nimisanasta
Nimisanasta is a Finnish term that can be translated as a name lexicon or glossary of names. In linguistic and philological contexts it refers to a structured collection of proper names, often accompanied by notes on form, origin, meaning, and usage. The term nimisanasto is more commonly used, while nimisanasta may appear as a genitive or other inflected form in running text.
A nimisanasto typically covers various classes of names, including anthroponyms (personal names), toponyms (place names), hydronyms
Nimisanastat are used as research tools in onomastics, historical linguistics, translation, and cultural studies. They support
Challenges in compiling nimisanastat include spelling reforms, changes in name usage over time, loanword adaptation, and