Structural and Semantic Types of Historical Female Anthroponyms of Members of the Uniate Church (Based on the Onomastic Data Excerpted from the 18th Century Register Books of the Hodyszewo Parish)

Abstract

This article analyzes the historical personal names of women of the Uniate rite in the parish of Hodyszewo in the Podlasie region from a structural and semantic perspective. In the past, this area was located on the ethno-linguistic border between the West Slavic and East Slavic settlements. For the purpose of this article, semantic classification was selected. On the semantic level, the anthroponyms examined were derived from baptismal names, surnames, toponyms and apellatives. The aim of this linguistic study was to determine the frequency of structural types of names and derivates that formed them. It was establish 18th century in the parish of Hodyszewo were personal names with the -owa, -owna / -ówna, -anka suffixes. The number of anthroponyms with the the -ska, -cka, -icha / -ycha, -ka suffixes was significantly smaller. On the semantic plane, most female anthroponyms were derived from baptismal names. The linguistic analysis of the data collected was carried out against the background of ethnic, social and religious conditions. In principle, this paper is a starting point for the study of the development of female personal names in this area.