Necronym
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necronym-210-2397034
title:
Necronym
text:
A necronym is the name of or a reference to a person who has died. Many cultures have taboos and traditions associated with referring to the deceased, ranging from at one extreme never again speaking the person's real name, bypassing it often by way of circumlocution, to, at the other end, mass commemoration via naming other things or people after the deceased. For instance, in some cultures it is common for a newborn child to receive the name of a relative who has recently died, while in others
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wiki
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encyclopedia
description:
Posthumous use of a personal name or other reference
original url:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Necronym
date created:
2004-03-29T05:15:46Z
date modified:
2024-09-11T20:26:45Z
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