Vol. 63 No. 2 (2015)
Research Article

Approaches to Research in Toponymy

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  • Jan Tent
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1179/0027773814Z.000000000103

Published 2015-06-01

Keywords

  • ethnonyms,
  • Geordie,
  • North East England

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Abstract

Abstract

There are two basic ways to conduct toponymic research — one concentrating on the etymology, meaning, and origin of toponyms, and one focusing on the toponyms of a region and examining patterns of these names. Usually, this distinction is not explicitly recognized. This paper considers the differences between the two approaches and proposes guidelines for their use.

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