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Nickname System in Imotska Krajina Illustrated with Family and Personal Nicknames in Gornji Vinjani
Ivana Lončar
orcid.org/0000-0002-5661-8331
; Sveučilište u Zadru, Odjel za hispanistiku i iberske studije, Zadar, Hrvatska
Sažetak
The research is based on 1129 anthroponyms collected in the area of Gornji Vinjani. Based on the example of the nickname system, we try to show the origin, motivation and intertwining o f the family (kinship), family and personal nicknames in Imotska Krajina. The paper also aims to point out the inher i tance and the giving of nicknames and the complexity of the name formula in small closed rural communities where there is the entropy of surnames, names and even hypocorism. The initial corpus of the paper consists of 703 name formulas from the telephone directory of the parish paper and 426 anthroponyms collected and verified by field research, and one-word and two-word both male and female nicknames are dealt with separately. Besides composing a corpus of anthroponyms that have disappeared from the lexi c on through the extinction of their bearers, emigration and lifestyle changes in local speech, which is also reflected in anthroponymy, the research results show that the primary purpose of giving family and personal nicknames is to accurately identify their bearers. They point out that there is an established (though not consistently uniform) system of giving and inheriting family and personal nicknames. Although they are considered an unofficial part of the name formula, family (and even individual) nicknames in Imotska Krajina are also used in official communication (e.g., postal). Since in hamlets where all inhabitants bear the same surnames (which also form the corresponding oikonyms), the name repertoire is limited, and nicknames are the only way to distinguish the locals and get a precise answer to the question “whose are you”.
Ključne riječi
anthroponymy; Croatian; French; anthroponymy; name formula; family nicknames; personal nicknames; Imotska Krajina
Hrčak ID:
266302
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Datum izdavanja:
7.12.2021.
Posjeta: 954 *