different between demonym vs autonym

English

Etymology

From Ancient Greek ????? (dêmos, “people”) + ????? (ónuma, “name”). Possibly coined or revived in 1997 by Paul Dickson of Merriam-Webster in a manner similar to other "nyms".

demo- +? -onym

Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA^(key): /?d?m?n?m/

Noun

demonym (plural demonyms)

1. A name for an inhabitant or native of a specific place, usually derived from the name of the place.

   Why is it that people from the United States use American as their demonym?

2. (obsolete) A pseudonym formed of an adjective.

   The Logophile has my favourite demonym; I would write under it if he didn't.

Synonyms

• gentilic

Derived terms

• demonymic

Translations

See also

• Category:Demonyms

English

Etymology

From auto- (“self”) +? -onym (“name”).

Noun

autonym (plural autonyms)

1. (taxonomy) An infraspecific name in which the specific epithet is repeated.

   Synonym: type variety

2. (linguistics, anthropology) A name used by a group or category of people to refer to themselves or their language, as opposed to a name given to them by other groups.

   Synonyms: endonym, selfname

   Antonyms: exonym, xenonym

3. The true name of a person or other entity, especially an author.
   • 1900, Mr. Barnwell, "Cataloging Roundtable", in Library Journal, page 157

     As a general principle, the heading of the main entry of the book should be in the form in which the book itself is published; that is, if it is published under an autonym let the autonym be given, if under a pseudonym, then let the pseudonym be given, and if the book be anonymous, then let the fact be stated.

   Antonyms: pseudonym, alias, pen name

4. A work published under the author's true name.

Related terms

• demonym
• ethnonym
• glossonym

Translations

References

German

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [a??to?ny?m]

Adjective

autonym (not comparable)

1. autonymous

Declension

Further reading

• “autonym” in Duden online