Naslov
First Names in a Social Context

Autori
Vidović, Domagoj

Izvornik
Collegium antropologicum (0350-6134) 45 (2021), 4; 365-371

Vrsta, podvrsta i kategorija rada
Radovi u časopisima, članak, znanstveni

Ključne riječi
first names, individualization, frequency of first names, first-name fond, linguistic systems

Sažetak
In this paper, the influence of social change on the Croatian fond of first names is addressed. Once, first names served to indicate the belonging of an individual to a certain linguistic, religious or ethnic community ; socio-political circumstances or affiliation with a place of origin were reflected in them, or they were a declaration of a certain social consciousness or political choice. From the second half of the 20th century onward, they have more often come to reflect individualization, and changes in the frequency of certain first names have become more evident. Male first names are more traditional and susceptible to the rules of inheritance, even though social circumstances are more strongly reflected in them, while female names are more open to more frequent change and to foreign linguistic systems.

Izvorni jezik
Engleski

Znanstvena područja
Filologija

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