Review article

https://doi.org/10.21857/9e31lh4kjm

A Contribution to the Population Study of Boka Kotorska: Anthroponymy of Orahovac

Miloš Krivokapić orcid.org/0000-0003-1925-1275 ; Filološki fakultet Univerziteta Crne Gore, Nikšić, Crna Gora
Saša Knežević ; Filološki političkih nauka Univerziteta Crne Gore, Podgorica, Crna Gora

Abstract

The first mention of Orahovac in the archival documents dates from the end of the fourteenth century although the name of Darantum, larger area of which Orahovac was formerly part, may be traced even earlier. Throughout history, this place was mainly populated by Montenegrins, as well as rare families from Herzegovina and Old Serbia. In the accessible historical and ethnological materials, Christian saintly names are dominant, in addition to popular, theophoric and protective names. The most common names are: Nikola and Jovan, followed by Luka, Petar, Marko, Saverio, Andrija, Špiro. Surnames are mostly of patronymic origin, derived from the name by suffixation.

Keywords

names; last names; nicknames; hypocoristics; origin; population; Orahovac; patronymic; matronymic

Hrčak ID:

181197

URI

https://hrcak.srce.hr/181197

Publication date:

10.5.2017.

Article data in other languages: croatian

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