Editing Toponymy (section)

==Toponymic typology==
Toponyms can be divided in two principal groups:<ref name="Toponymy"/>
* '''geonyms''' - proper names of all [[geographical]] features, on planet [[Earth]].{{sfn|Room|1996|p=46}}
* '''cosmonyms''' - proper names of [[cosmographical]] features, outside Earth.{{sfn|Room|1996|p=27}}

Various types of geographical toponyms (geonyms) include, in alphabetical order:<ref name="Toponymy"/> 
* '''agronyms''' - proper names of fields and plains.{{sfn|Room|1996|p=4}}
* '''[[choronyms]]''' - proper names of regions or countries.{{sfn|Room|1996|p=20}} 
* '''dromonyms''' - proper names of roads or any other transport routes by land, water or air.{{sfn|Room|1996|p=33}}
* '''drymonyms''' - proper names of woods and forests.{{sfn|Room|1996|p=34}}
* '''[[econyms]]''' - proper names of inhabited locations, like houses, villages, towns or cities,{{sfn|Room|1996|p=35}} including:
** '''astionyms''' - proper names of towns and cities.{{sfn|Room|1996|p=13}}
** '''comonyms''' - proper names of villages.{{sfn|Room|1996|p=25}}
* '''[[hydronyms]]''' - proper names of various bodies of water,{{sfn|Room|1996|p=51}} including:
** '''helonyms''' - proper names of swamps, marshes and bogs.{{sfn|Room|1996|p=48}}
** '''limnonyms''' - proper names of lakes and ponds.{{sfn|Room|1996|p=56}}
** '''oceanonyms''' - proper names of oceans.{{sfn|Room|1996|p=71}}
** '''pelagonyms''' - proper names of seas.{{sfn|Room|1996|p=79}}
** '''potamonyms''' - proper names of rivers and streams.{{sfn|Room|1996|p=84}}
* '''insulonyms''' - proper names of islands.{{sfn|Room|1996|p=54}}
* '''metatoponyms''' - proper names of places containing recursive elements (e.g. Red River Valley Road).
* '''oronyms''' - proper names of [[Topographic relief|relief]] features, like mountains, hills and valleys,{{sfn|Room|1996|p=75}} including:
** '''speleonyms''' - proper names of caves or some other subterranean features.{{sfn|Room|1996|p=92}}
** '''petronyms''' - proper names of rock formations; also of climbing routes.
* '''urbanonyms''' - proper names of urban elements (streets, squares etc.) in settlements,{{sfn|Room|1996|p=104}} including:
** '''agoronyms''' - proper names of squares and marketplaces.{{sfn|Room|1996|p=4}}
** '''[[hodonyms]]''' - proper names of streets and roads.{{sfn|Room|1996|p=49}}

Various types of cosmographical toponyms (cosmonyms) include: 
* '''asteroidonyms''' - proper names of asteroids.{{sfn|Room|1996|p=13}}
* '''astronyms''' - proper names of stars and constellations.{{sfn|Room|1996|p=13}}
* '''cometonyms''' - proper names of comets.{{sfn|Room|1996|p=23}}
* '''meteoronyms''' - proper names of meteors.{{sfn|Room|1996|p=62}}
* '''planetonyms''' - proper names of planets and planetary systems.{{sfn|Room|1996|p=80}}