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The term "caconym" was first coined by the American philosopher Ralph Waldo Emerson in his 1841 essay "The Poet":
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The poets find words which strike and cleave.They are often in themselves not beautiful; they are not harmonious like the names of the natural objects; but they are expressive and effective, like the words of a mother in the care of her child."
Emerson used the term "caconym" to describe names that are not pleasing to the ear or that have a negative connotation. He contrasted caconyms with "euonyms," which are names that are beautiful and appropriate.
Etymology The word caco originates from the Ancient Greek word κακός kakós m
Etymology Calligraphy comes from the Greek words kallos κάλλος meaning beau
Etymology ortho Greek right correct graphe Greek writing Meaning Orth
Acronym Etymology From Greek akron topmost and onyma name Meaning A word
Etymology From Greek allos other onyma name Meaning A pseudonym or pen n
Etymology From Greek ἀνά aná up back ὄνομα ónoma name Meanin
Etymology The word anonymous is derived from the Greek word anōnymos which means
Etymology Greek ἀντονομασία antonomasia Latin antonomasia Meaning
Etymology Antonym is derived from the Greek words anti meaning against and onom
Etymology From New Latin binomialis from bini two nominalis of names Mean
Etymology From Greek κακός kakós bad evil ὄνυμα ónuma name Me
Etymology cog no men Latin cognōmen Meaning A personal name used to distinguish on
Etymology Denom Latin denarius silver coin inate Latin suffix to make Me
Etymology The word eponym is derived from two Greek roots Epi ἐπί meaning up
Etymology The word eponymous is derived from the Greek words epi upon and onoma
Etymology From Modern Latin heteronym from Greek heteros different onyma name
Etymology The word homonym is derived from two Greek words homo meaning same on
Homonymous Etymology Homonymous etymology refers to the phenomenon where two or more word
Etymology and Origin Hypo from Greek meaning under nym from Greek meaning name
Etymology The word ignominious originates from Latin in meaning not or withou
Etymology Latin ignominia Proto Indo European n̥ gmen yo from n̥ not gmen
Etymology The word innominable is derived from the Latin word innominabilis which me
Etymology and Origin Jerome is a masculine name derived from the Greek name Hieronymos
Etymology Matronymic is derived from two Greek words mater mother onyma nam
Etymology Metonymy Derived from the Greek words meta beyond and onoma name me
Etymology metro from Greek mētrō meaning mother nymic from Greek nym os
Etymology The word misnomer is derived from two Latin words mis meaning wrong or
Etymology The word moniker is derived from the Greek word monos meaning single a
Etymology is the study of the origin and development of words It is a branch of historica
Etymology Nomenclature is derived from the Latin terms nomen name and calare t
Etymology From Latin nominalis meaning relating to a name Derived from nomen me
Etymology The word nominate comes from the Middle English word nominaten which in tu
Etymology Noun derives from the Latin word nomen which means name Meaning A noun
Etymology Greek onomatopoiia from onoma onomatos name poiein to make Mea
Etymology From Ancient Greek παρονομασία paronomasia from παρά pará
Paronym Etymology From Late Latin paronymus meaning derived from the same name rela
Etymology Greek patrόs father ónyma name Meaning A patronym is a surna
Etymology Latin praenomen name placed before From prae before nomen name
Etymology The word pronoun is derived from the Latin word prōnōmen which means i
Etymology Greek pseudo false Latin ending nym name Meaning A fictitious
Etymology The word renown originates from the Old French word renom which in turn de
Etymology Origin Greek syn together onyma name Meaning A word or phras
Etymology Greek synōnymia from syn together onyma name Meaning Synonymy
Etymology Derived from Greek syn meaning together or with onym meaning n
Definition of toponym A toponym is a name for a place It can be a name for a city town
Etymology Old English ledere leader guide Middle English leder Proto Germanic l
Etymology Middle English boistous or boistows from Anglo French boistous lively me
Etymology The word profit comes from the Latin word profectus meaning progress or
Etymology and Origin The word cemetery originates from the Greek word koimeterion m
Etymology The word convenience is derived from late Middle English conveniens aroun
Character Etymology Meaning and Origin Etymology The word character derives from th
Etymology and Meaning Dialogue originates from the Ancient Greek word διάλογος
Etymology The word invest is derived from the Latin word investis which means to c
Etymology The word flamboyant is derived from the Old French word flamboier meaning
