CLASSIFICATION OF PLACE NAMES

Classification, toponyms, typology, onomotologist, place-name, commemorative names.

Authors

  • Feruza KHAYITOVA Teacher of Department of English language and literature Termiz State University, Uzbekistan

In this article highlights of place names provides a classificatory scheme, which includes: (1) descriptive names, (2) possessive names (3) incident names, (4) commemorative names, (5) euphemistic names, (6) manufactured names, (7) shift names, (8) folk etymological names, and (9) mistake names.