» This article focuses on the scientific study of place names. For a discussion of the origins of place names themselves see Place name origins. Toponymy is the scientific study of place names, their origins, meanings, use and . The word 'Toponymy' is derived from the Greek words tópos (τόπος) ('place') and ónoma (ὄνομα) ('name'). Toponymy is itself a branch of onomastics, the study of names of all kinds. Toponymy is distinct, though… (More on Toponymist)