Original scientific paper
PERSONAL NAMES AND NICKNAMES IN THE REGIONS OF BUJE AND POREČ DURING THE FIRST HALF OF THE NINETEENTH CENTURY
Marino MANIN
Abstract
On the basis of the cadastre of Francis I, from the first half of the nineteenth century, author analyses personal names and nicknames. All the names had Christian background, so author also examined influence of the cult devotion (patronage saints, and parish saints)
on the pattern of name giving in the region of the western Istria. Moreover, author analysed the structure of nicknames, and established that the most common names were those of Evangelists (John-Ivan, Mathew-Matej, and Mark-Marko). Furthermore, the name Anthony was also very fashionable among contemporary Istrians, since St. Anthony was rather popular saint. Regarding the female names, the most common was Mary. Author also concludes that nicknames are more interesting material to investigate since they offer more information about their owners and communities in which they lived.
Keywords
Personal names; nicknames; cadastre; west Istria; Mugeba; Nova Vas (near Brtonigla); Novigrad; Tar; Završje
Hrčak ID:
9001
URI
Publication date:
15.12.2006.
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