Folia onomastica Croatica, No. 23, 2014.
Original scientific paper
Place Names Derived from Personal Names of Roman Origin in the Zadar Area
Dubravka Ivšić
orcid.org/0000-0001-5971-6407
; Institut za hrvatski jezik i jezikoslovlje
Abstract
Place names derived from personal names of Roman origin are also called prae-dial toponyms. On Croatian territory praedial toponyms are a part of the Roman stratum of Croatian pre‐Slavic toponymy. They are usually derived with the characteristic suffix ‐(i)ānus/‐(i)āna. Originally they denoted rural properties of Roman citizens (villae rusticae). Given that praedial toponyms denoted small or unsignificant settlements, they are rarely recorded in ancient sources. Their first attestations are from the Medieval period or even later. This paper discusses place names in the Zadar area that are considered to be of praedial origin. These are Bibinje, Bošana (Biograd), Bošana (Pag), Lukoran, Mrljane, Neviđane, Pašman, Povljana, Ugljan and historical Flaveico. Other place names which used to be considered as praedial toponyms, such as Čeprljanda,
Kolan, Žigljen, Suisgian, Pagnana are also discussed. In the article etymological analyses of toponyms are given, possible underlying Roman personal names are indicated and archaelogical findings from the Roman period are mentioned.
Keywords
toponyms; toponyms of Roman origin; Roman personal names; villa rustica; Zadar area
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140865
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Publication date:
7.7.2015.
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