In this article, the history of the study of the names of the settlement in the field of socio-economic geography of the oikonym, the socio-economic geographical significance of the oikonym, as well as the scientific views of foreign and local scientists belonging to this area were studied. The fact that the oikonym do not have the same stagnant style as other types of geographical names, the need to research them over time is reflected in this article. KEYWORDS. place name, geographical name, settlement name, oikonym, toponymic heritage, socio-economic geography.