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What is the branch of the study of names, and which studies place names?

A. Toponymy
B. Topography
C. Tapestry
D. Totalitarianism

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Answer: toponymy

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Toponymy is itself a branch of onomastics, the study of names of all kinds. Toponymy is distinct from, though often confused with etymology, which is the study of the origins of words. A toponymist is one who studies toponymy.

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Answer:

A. Toponymy

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  • The branch of knowledge that studies the names of places is called as the toponymy and is thus focuses in the origin of the names and the existence and this word itself derived from the ancient greek work, as topo means names and thus is study of all the branches of the places also referred as the toponomastics, and is general is the names of a place or an entity.
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