Patronymic surnames with suffix -owicz/-ewicz in tombstone inscriptions on selected cemeteries on the east of Lublin region Cover Image

Nazwiska patronimiczne z formantem -owicz/-ewicz w inskrypcjach nagrobnych na wybranych cmentarzach wschodniej Lubelszczyzny
Patronymic surnames with suffix -owicz/-ewicz in tombstone inscriptions on selected cemeteries on the east of Lublin region

Author(s): Marcin Kojder
Subject(s): Language and Literature Studies
Published by: Wydawnictwo Uniwersytetu w Białymstoku
Keywords: nazwiska patronimiczne; pogranicze polsko-wschodniosłowiańskie; inskrypcje nagrobne

Summary/Abstract: The paper analyzes patronymic surnames with suffix -owicz/-ewicz in tombstone inscriptions on selected cemetery on southern Podlasie region. The studied inscriptions are dated as covering two centuries: from the 19th to the 21st centuries. In the tombstone inscriptions from cemetery in Bereść, Hanna, Holeszów, Kodeniec and Wyryki 372 attestations of patronymic surnames with suffix -uk were collected, written in Polish (Roman script) and in Ukrainian (in different varieties of the Cyrillic script).

  • Issue Year: 2016
  • Issue No: 16
  • Page Range: 243-252
  • Page Count: 10
  • Language: Polish