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/kak"euh nim/, n.a name, esp. a taxonomic name, that is considered linguistically undesirable.[1885-90; CAC(O)- + -ONYM]
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euonym — noun A name well suited to a person, place or thing so named Syn: aptonym, aptronym, charactonym Ant: caconym … Wiktionary
Names for Names — When my brother and I were little, our parents used to joke that if one of us had been a girl, they could have named us Chris and Alice, so that we would be Chris and Alice Chrisomalis . Fortunately for all concerned, they did not do so, because… … Phrontistery dictionary
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