Definition of "toponym"
toponym
noun
plural toponyms
Quotations
If ביתדוד of the Tel Dan Inscription did originate with a temple of some kind, then we must interpret the ‘’’toponym’’’ as meaning 'House of (the) Patron'. Thus, although the toponym ביתדוד in the Tel Dan Inscription can be connected indirectly with a deity, such a connection is not demanded by the toponym itself.
2006, George Athas, The Tel Dan Inscription: A Reappraisal and a New Introduction
(less common) A word derived from the name of a place.
Quotations
During the Second Boer War (1899-1902), English officers who had done badly were sent to the British military base at Stellenbosch, without losing rank, to look after horses there. Eventually, the term came to refer to relegating or reassigning someone considered incompetent or incapable to a position of lower responsibility, and is thus a demotion, even though there may be no loss of rank or pay. It generally, though not always, arises in connection with military affairs. The word is therefore known as a toponym (see place-name).]
2015, Peter E. Meltzer, The Thinker's Thesaurus: Sophisticated Alternatives to Common Words