Thracian Тoponyms in Inscriptions of Late Antiquity
Thracian Тoponyms in Inscriptions of Late Antiquity

Summary/Abstract: Several local names are attested as of a certain or probable Thracian origin in Greek and Latin inscriptions from the 4-6th centuries A.D. in the territory of contemporary Bulgaria. The following paper summarizes and supplements the information about their origin, distribution and use. The names Βειθ[υ...]- μίης and Ζυακοζρερων are observed from the point of view of word formation and their Thracian origin is very possible. Κοκελωνε[ων], Δηζικα, Γερεα, Artacia, Calso are toponyms located in the hub of Thrace and they have parallels with other similar Thracian names as Κοκκος, Διζας, Γέρραι, Ἀρτάκης. The research of the linguistic facts and circumstantial evidence of the focused names confirms their Thracian origin and they can be attributed to the Thracian onomastic fund.

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