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- A name derived from another name written backwards.
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allonym
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- An alias used by an author.
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anthronym
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- A brand name derived from a personal name.
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attributive noun
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- A noun which directly precedes the noun it modifies, without the necessity of a linking verb.
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- London Fog brand apparel
associative field
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- Any set of names connected in form, meaning, or both.
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- clutter
- semantic field
archaism
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- Any brand name which, by the simple passage of time, is antiquated in style or meaning.
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- Clabber Girl baking powder
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- archaicism
- anachronism
archaicism
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- Any brand name which, by the simple passage of time, is antiquated in style or meaning.
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- Clabber Girl baking powder
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- archaism
- anachronism
arbitrary name
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- Any brand name which bears no direct relationship to the company, product, service, or attribute it describes.
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- Apple
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- descriptive name
- fanciful name
- suggestive name
aptronym
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- Any brand name particularly well-suited to to its category.
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- Silk (soy milk)
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appellation
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- An alternative name or descriptive epithet.
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- The Uncola is an appellation of 7-Up brand soft drink.
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- nickname