Charactonym

/ˈkærəktərˌɑnɪm/ noun

Definition

A name given to a fictional character that reflects or suggests their personality, characteristics, or role in the story.

Etymology

From character plus -onym (from Greek onyma, 'name'). A modern literary term created by combining Greek charaktēr (distinctive quality) with -onym (name), to describe names that embody character.

Kelly Says

A charactonym is like a name that's literally a spoiler—think Severus Snape with his severe nature, or Dolores Umbridge where 'dolor' means pain. Authors use them to instantly clue you in about a character's essence.

Translations

AMአማርኛ
ነስብነት ስም
nes-eb-net sim
ARالعربية
اسم شخصي
is-m shakh-si-yi
BNবাংলা
চরিত্র নাম
charitra na-am
CACatalà
nom de caràcter
nom de ka-ra-k-te-r
CSČeština
charakteristické jméno
khar-a-k-te-ris-tee-k-e j-me-no
DADansk
karakternavn
kar-a-k-te-r-navn
DEDeutsch
Charaktername
khar-a-k-te-r-na-me
ELΕλληνικά
όνομα χαρακτήρα
o-no-ma khar-a-k-te-ra
ESEspañol
nombre característico
nom-bre kar-a-k-te-ris-tee-ko
FAفارسی
نام شخصیت
na-m shakh-si-yat
FISuomi
henkilönimi
hen-ki-lo-ni-mi
FRFrançais
nom caractéristique
nom kar-a-k-te-ris-tee-k
GUGU
લક્ષણ નામ
lak-shan na-am
HAHA
sunan halin
su-nan ha-lin
HEעברית
שם אישיות
shem i-sh-ut
HIहिन्दी
चरित्र नाम
charitra na-am
HUMagyar
karakter neve
kar-a-k-te-r ne-ve
IDBahasa Indonesia
nama karakter
na-ma kar-a-k-te-r
IGIG
ihe aha
ee-he a-ha
ITItaliano
nome caratteristico
no-me kar-a-t-te-ris-tee-ko
JA日本語
キャラクター名
kyara-ku-ta-a me
KKKK
тұлға аты
tul-gha a-ty
KMKM
ឈ្មោះលក្ខណៈ
cheh-mo-ah lak-kha-nak
KO한국어
캐릭터 이름
kye-a-ra-ku-i-reum
MRMR
स्वभावाचा नाव
s-v-bha-va-cha na-av
MSBahasa Melayu
nama watak
na-ma wa-tak
MYမြန်မာ
စိတ် သဘော အမည်
sit tha-ba-o a-me
NLNederlands
karakternaam
kar-a-k-te-r-naam
NONorsk
karakternavn
kar-a-k-te-r-navn
PAPA
ਸ਼ਖ਼ਸ ਦਾ ਨਾਮ
shakh-s da na-am
PLPolski
imię charakterystyczne
i-mie kar-a-k-te-ris-tee-s-kne
PTPortuguês
nome característico
no-me kar-a-k-te-ris-tee-ko
RORomână
nume caracteristic
nu-me kar-a-k-te-ris-tee-k
RUРусский
характерное имя
khar-ak-te-r-noe i-me
SVSvenska
personlighetsnamn
per-son-li-get-s-na-m
SWKiswahili
jina la tabia
ji-na la ta-bee-a
TAதமிழ்
குணப்பெயர்
gu-na-pe-yar
TEతెలుగు
గుణనామం
gu-na-na-am
THไทย
ชื่อลักษณะ
chee lak-kha-na
TLTL
pangalan ng karakter
pan-ga-lan ng kar-a-k-te-r
TRTürkçe
karakter adı
kar-a-k-te-r a-da
UKУкраїнська
характерне ім'я
khar-ak-te-rne im-ya
URاردو
شخصیت کا نام
shakh-si-yat ka na-am
VITiếng Việt
tên gọi đặc trưng
ten goi dac-trung
YOYO
oriki
o-ri-ki
ZH中文
角色名
ju-se-ming
ZUZU
i-gama lomusa
i-ga-ma lo-mu-sa

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