THE MAIN TENDENCIES IN THE DEVELOPMENT OF THE OLD RUSSIAN ANTHROPONYMY OF THE 14TH - 15TH CENTURY Cover Image

GŁÓWNE TENDENCJE ROZWOJOWE STARORUSKIEJ ANTROPONIMII XIV-XV W.
THE MAIN TENDENCIES IN THE DEVELOPMENT OF THE OLD RUSSIAN ANTHROPONYMY OF THE 14TH - 15TH CENTURY

Author(s): Marian Wójtowicz
Subject(s): Language studies, Philology
Published by: Uniwersytet Adama Mickiewicza

Summary/Abstract: In the article the author distinguished a number of tendencies which appeared in the development of Old Russian anthroponymy of the 14th - 15th centuries. Some of the most important are: the tendency towards stabilization of the repertory of the most often used Christian names. The simplification of the multi-segment personal names and amplification of one-segment names, the tendency to transformation of patronymic forms into personal names of a function approximate to that of a name.

  • Issue Year: 22/1991
  • Issue No: 1
  • Page Range: 189-195
  • Page Count: 7
  • Language: Polish