Ukrainian namegiving in the village Berezno in the Kholm region Cover Image

Іменотворчість українців у селі Березні на Холмщині
Ukrainian namegiving in the village Berezno in the Kholm region

Author(s): Liubov Ostash, Lyubov, Ostash, Ljubov Ostaš
Subject(s): Sociolinguistics
Published by: AV ČR - Akademie věd České republiky - Ústav pro jazyk český
Keywords: personal name; Ukrainian anthroponymy; popularity of names; Kholm region; Chełm Land; Berezno; Brzeźno

Summary/Abstract: The article analyzes the personal names of the Ukrainians in the village Berezno (Brzeźno in Polish) in the Kholm region (Chełm Land) (in Poland) documented in the period from the first half of the19th century until 1945. It focuses on their reper¬toire and quantitative composition, as well as the preferences and motivations when choosing the names for newborn babies. The article also discusses the most common anthroponyms of that time. The anthroponymic system of the village was compared with Ukrainian personal names documented from other periods and with the personal names from other ethnic Ukrainian territories.

  • Issue Year: 64/2023
  • Issue No: 2
  • Page Range: 360-371
  • Page Count: 12
  • Language: Ukrainian
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