Official First Names of Women in the Colonies of Stará Turá Cover Image

Ženy a ich úradné rodné mená v kopaniciach Starej Turej
Official First Names of Women in the Colonies of Stará Turá

Author(s): Miroslav Kazík
Subject(s): Language and Literature Studies
Published by: AV ČR - Akademie věd České republiky - Ústav pro jazyk český
Keywords: onomastics; anthroponyms

Summary/Abstract: The article describes the age structure of women living in the colonies of Stará Turá (Trenčín region, Slovakia) and their first names. It follows up the paper concerning names of men (Acta onomastica 49, 2008, p. 166 – 172). 687 women live in the colonies of Stará Turá, the most of which were born in 1950’s. 124 first names occur here, the most frequent of which are Anna, Emília, Jana. The name Anna belongs to 16,3 % of women. This name was the most favourite in 1930’s. Since that time the number of its bearers gradually declined, in 1990’s only one girl was named Anna. No girl got this name in the 21st century.

  • Issue Year: L/2009
  • Issue No: 50
  • Page Range: 108-116
  • Page Count: 9
  • Language: Slovak