Folia onomastica Croatica, No. 27, 2018.
Original scientific paper
https://doi.org/10.21857/mjrl3ux319
Coastal Toponyms of the Island of Brač – Contribution to Bračka toponimija by Petar Šimunović
Katarina Lozić Knezović
orcid.org/0000-0002-1999-010X
; Filozofski fakultet Sveučilišta u Splitu Odsjek za hrvatski jezik i književnost
Abstract
The paper analyses and describes the results of new toponomastics research
of the Brač Island. It is the result of field research carried out through interviews
with respondents. The collected toponyms were not recorded in Bračka toponimija.
The survey included all coastal settlements, and a total of 69 toponyms were
collected. The recorded toponyms are different in motivation. For example, there
are geographical names in toponymy (such as Garma, Humac, Vrilo), toponyms
pointing to the location of a geographic object (such as Druga punta, Postaro,
Punta ol Lava), those which refer to the composition and particularities of the
area (such as Crni rat, Malačnica), those defined by the position in relation to
another toponym (such as Bok Mlikega puntina, Punta ol Zvirja, Puntin ol Kupinove),
toponyms motivated by plant names (such as Borići, Konopjikova), and
toponyms of anthropomorphic origin (such as Jankovića rat, Bognja luka). It is
also noticed that even older residents are less familiar with the toponyms of their
settlement.
The need for the creation of toponomastic maps has been emphasized, so the
scientific research would be useful for preserving the knowledge of previous generations.
The paper also stresses the need to take active part in the creation of geographic
(tourist) maps which are widely available and which have inaccurate names
or names freely formed by the standard appellative that motivated the emergence
of toponyms.
Keywords
Island Brač; toponymy; coastal toponyms; etimology; lexis; Chakavian dialect
Hrčak ID:
217513
URI
Publication date:
28.2.2019.
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