Review article

Names of baptised persons in the register of births of the island of Silba

Ivica Vigato

Abstract

The author analyzes names of newborn children on the island of Silba on the basis of the oldest preserved register of births on the island. He points out the influence of the Catholic Church after the Trident Council, as well as he significance of the cultural heritage, historical and other non-linguistic factors that influenced the coice of name giving. After the Council, the name inventory was reduced due to the disappearance of folk names. The “lack” of names was compensated by the use of hypokoristics and formative variants of the same name.

Keywords

anthroponymy; proper names; the island of Silba; registers of birth

Hrčak ID:

180356

URI

https://hrcak.srce.hr/180356

Publication date:

18.6.2001.

Article data in other languages: croatian

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