Christian Names Given to Children in the Rzeszów Church Parish at the Beginning of the 20th Century Cover Image

Imiona nadawane dzieciom w rzeszowskiej parafii farnej na początku XX wieku
Christian Names Given to Children in the Rzeszów Church Parish at the Beginning of the 20th Century

Author(s): Sabina Rejman
Subject(s): History, Anthropology, Social Sciences, Geography, Regional studies, Human Geography, Historical Geography, Economic history, Political history, Social history
Published by: Wydawnictwo Naukowe Uniwersytetu Szczecińskiego
Keywords: Rzeszów; church parish; beginning of the 20th century; parish registers; baptisms; Christian names

Summary/Abstract: The article presents the question of the popularity of Christian names children were baptised in the urban-rural church parish in Rzeszów at the beginning of the 20th century on the basis of parish registers. The following problems have been analysed: the number of births in the parish, single Christian names and the multiple ones, the most popular boys’ and girls’ names, a relation between the name and the month the child was born or baptised, children born out of wedlock and their names. The analysis takes into account the difference between the city of Rzeszów and the villages belonging to the church parish of Rzeszów. Statistical methods have been used.

  • Issue Year: 39/2017
  • Issue No: 1
  • Page Range: 253-281
  • Page Count: 29
  • Language: Polish