patronomatology

== English == === Etymology === From patronym +‎ -ology, altered in analogy to onomatology. === Noun === patronomatology (uncountable) (obsolete, rare) The study of surnames, specifically patronymics. === References === “Patronomayology”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.