1, This article discussed the historical relations between toponymy and ancient nationality in HeiLongJiang Province.

2, However, the previous toponymy study in China tended to put undue stress on the exploration of etymology, neglecting other important aspects.

3, Toponymy is a newly developed branch of science which systematically studies the etymology and meaning of geographical names.

4, It is one of the contents of toponymy and is very important to the development of Chinese toponymy study.

5, Therefore,(http:///toponymy.html) the meaning of a toponymy phrase should never be interpreted superficially but rather determined according to its cultural background and context.

6, The place names of nationalities languages are parts of Chinese toponymy.

7, It is pointed out that the adoption of the place names of the Nanhai Islands habitually used by local fishermen is of significance to toponymy and defending state sovereignty.

8, In the first chapter, we introduce the basic theory of toponymy, Dai race history and culture and organizational system of Dai history.

9, And this was the origin of the place names and thestart - point to study toponymy.

10, This site features the on-line version of the 1909 published book on Latin toponymy .