Thursday, September 22, 2005

Word of the Day #12

charactonym
(KAR-ik-tuh-nim) noun

A name of a fictional character that suggests the personality traits of that character.

[From English character, from Greek charakter (marking or engraving tool) + -onym (name).]

The examples from one of my favourite book series - The Asterix Books. Almost all the character names in the books are charactonyms:


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