Original scientific paper

https://doi.org/10.21857/mwo1vc38dy

The Toponymy of Bileća Rudine in Eastern Herzegovina

Domagoj Vidović orcid.org/0000-0002-1000-0237 ; Institut za hrvatski jezik i jezikoslovlje

Abstract

In this paper, 408 toponyms from the area of Bileća Rudine in eastern Herzegovina, a region at the crossroads of medieval principalities Hum and Tribunia, are analyzed. This area has been inhabited since prehistoric times. An abundance of toponymic data from this area was collected and first published in 1903 by Jevto Dedijer. However, in this paper it is analyzed from the toponomastic point of view for the first time. Settlements from this area are grouped into 17 village districts. Among the rich toponymic data, the toponyms of Dalmatoroman origin (e.g. Barbati and Mantokit) and the manifestations of rarely attested folk names have been singled out (e.g. Čanjev Do and Čepelica).

Keywords

toponymy; Bileća Rudine; settlement names; toponymic reflections

Hrčak ID:

287071

URI

https://hrcak.srce.hr/287071

Publication date:

9.12.2022.

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