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A few more words about the name Elżbieta

Author(s): Iwona Żuraszek-Ryś
Subject(s): Language and Literature Studies, Theoretical Linguistics
Published by: Wydawnictwo Uniwersytetu Łódzkiego
Keywords: anthroponomastics; system of naming people in Poland; meaning; origin and history of the name Elżbieta
Summary/Abstract: Elżbieta is the name of biblical origin, and its appearance in Polish anthroponymy should be associated with the expansion of Christian culture, which in the Middle Ages covered almost all of Europe. It is a name taken from the Hebrew language. In Poland this name has been known since the 13th century. The first record of the name can be found in the document from 1198, then in the form Helisabeth: „Mesacho, Pollonie dux et prima uxor eius Helisabeth. For many centuries it was the name of a very popular, but since the sixties of the 20 th century, its popularity is decreasing.

  • Page Range: 57-69
  • Page Count: 13
  • Publication Year: 2023
  • Language: Polish