The baptismal names extract from the register of baptisms in the uniate parish of Hodyszewo from 1759–1801 Cover Image

Imiona chrzestne w księdze chrztów unickiej parafii Hodyszewo z lat 1759–1801
The baptismal names extract from the register of baptisms in the uniate parish of Hodyszewo from 1759–1801

Author(s): Piotr Złotkowski
Subject(s): Language studies, Language and Literature Studies, Theoretical Linguistics
Published by: Łódzkie Towarzystwo Naukowe
Keywords: baptismal names; polyonymy; Hodyszewo; the Podlasie region; imiona chrzestne; polionimia; Hodyszewo; Podlasie

Summary/Abstract: The article analyzes from a linguistic point of view the baptismal names excerpted from the registerof baptisms in the Uniate Parish of Hodyszewo from 1759–1801. For this purpose, the collectedonomastic data were divided into four groups, containing names that were used to nominate:Uniate peasants, Catholic peasants, nobility and the remaining population (townsmen, clergy andpeople without a specific social affiliation). The aim of the analysis was to determine the popularityof particular names and to identify variations of names overall and in each of these ethnic andreligious groups. The purpose of research was also to determine the occurrence of polyonymy inthe studied source material.

  • Issue Year: 2018
  • Issue No: 65
  • Page Range: 273-284
  • Page Count: 12
  • Language: Polish