Teknonymy (from τέκνον, `child` and ὄνομα, `name`) is the practice of referring to parents by the names of their children. This practice can be found in many different cultures around the world. An example of teknonymy can be found among the `Malays` of Cocos (Keeling) Islands, where parents are known by the name of their first-b...
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the naming of the parent from the child
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(from the article `South American Indian languages`) Proper names, to which different beliefs are attached, offer a variety of phenomena, among them the practice of naming a parent after a child (called ...
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technonymy, teknonymy The practice among certain people of naming a parent from his or her child.
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