Leksyka anatomiczna w przezwiskach dwuczłonowych zachowanych w nazwiskach z końca XX wieku
The Anatomical Lexis in Two-Word Nicknames Preserved in Surnames of the End of the 20th Century

Summary/Abstract: Anthroponyms derived from compound nicknames, that is two-word ones, are the subject of the author’s discussion. The most popular formal type of such nicknames is the compositum consisting of an adjective and a noun; also compounds consisting of a verb and a noun are numerous. The article is concerned with names containing anatomical lexis (e.g. side, eyebrow, beard, belly. The nicknames usually refer to a man’s appearance (Białobroda – Whitebeard, Grzebinoga – Pokeleg), but also to the character, behavior (Bolibrzuch – Belly-ache, Chwaligłówka – Praisehead), job (Golibroda – Shavebeard). Two-word nicknames have a humorous, and sometimes evaluating character. The author also pays attention to the process of the vanishing of names derived from two-word nicknames, especially ones that are definitely negative or vulgar. This is connected with the clarity of their original meaning, and hence with a negative attitude of the bearers towards their own names.

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