National Character of Names in North-Eastern Poland During Russian Partition

Leonarda Dacewicz
University of Bialystok, Faculty of Philology

Abstract

The paper presents the inventory of names and their national nature in north-eastern Poland during the Russian Partition (the second half of the 19th century). Given names of Christian origin still hold a relatively strong position, as they are firmly rooted in the Polish culture. From the end of the 18th century, when Poland lost its independence, there have been noticeable patriotic attempts to partially restore the traditional, native Polish given names of Slavic origin. The paper offers an analysis of political and cultural reasons of the changes in the inventory of given names in north-eastern Poland, with an apparent influence of the Russian language and its naming culture.


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