Jan (Saint John) in the Moravian and Silesian Minor Place Names Cover Image

Svatý Jan v pomístních jménech Moravy a Slezska
Jan (Saint John) in the Moravian and Silesian Minor Place Names

Author(s): Marta Štefková
Subject(s): Language and Literature Studies
Published by: AV ČR - Akademie věd České republiky - Ústav pro jazyk český
Keywords: anoikonyms/minor place-names; Saint John; patronage; Dictionary of Moravian and Silesian Anoikonyms

Summary/Abstract: The paper deals with Moravian and Silesian minor place names containing the personal name Jan. All of these names are motivated by relation to Saint John or by a nearness to objects sacred to him. In the first part, formal features of the respective names are described. In the second part, the autor deals with structural types of the names, their motivation and variability.

  • Issue Year: LII/2011
  • Issue No: 52
  • Page Range: 149-159
  • Page Count: 11
  • Language: Czech
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