ЗНАЧЕЊЕТО НА ИМИЊАТА НА ЛИКОВИТЕ ВО ДЕЛОТО НА ТОМАС МАН
Characters Names’ Meanings in Thomas Mann’s Work

Summary/Abstract: When naming characters in his novels and short stories, Thomas Mann is often guided by the Latin proverb „Nomen est omen“, which can be translated as „The name is an omen“. The etymological meaning of a character‘s name says something about his character, and sometimes, ironically, it says the opposite. Examples of character names through which Mann, in addition to hinting at someone‘s trait, also wanted to refer to certain real persons, mostly artists and historical figures, are not rare either. In the following text, we will stick to a relatively small selection of character names from several of his works: The Buddenbrokes, Death in Venice and The Magic Hill.

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