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Czech First Names of Foreign Origin as Witnesses of Multicultural Contacts in Central Europe

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    SYSNO ASEP0503121
    Document TypeJ - Journal Article
    R&D Document TypeJournal Article
    Subsidiary JOstatní články
    TitleCzech First Names of Foreign Origin as Witnesses of Multicultural Contacts in Central Europe
    Author(s) Harvalík, Milan (UJC-A)
    Source TitleOnomastica Uralica. - : University of Debrecen - ISSN 1586-3719
    -, č. 12 (2018), s. 281-288
    Number of pages8 s.
    Publication formPrint - P
    Languageeng - English
    CountryHU - Hungary
    Keywordsonomastics ; Czech language ; personal names ; first names
    Subject RIVAI - Linguistics
    OECD categoryLinguistics
    Method of publishingOpen access
    Institutional supportUJC-A - RVO:68378092
    AnnotationContacts between people speaking different languages can have a wide variety of outcomes and one of them can be traced in the system of proper names. The territory of the present Czech Republic has always belonged to areas where members of various nations and ethnic groups have come to close contacts. That fact is also reflected in the Czech anthroponymy where many names of foreign origin can be found. The penetration of foreign personal names into the Czech lands had begun already before the 13th century and has continued in several waves until present days, as a consequence of international relations along with great historical and societal upheavals connected with political, economic and cultural changes. Apart from the names of domestic origin, the system of Czech first names include a large amount of names of biblical (Hebraic, Greek, Latin) and German origin, but, among others, also names from Romance languages, names from the Slavic area and – especially in last years – names from English, Muslim names, names from various African languages and Asian (particularly Vietnamese) names. This paper analyses the above-mentioned development of the system of Czech first names and foreign elements in them in greater detail.
    WorkplaceThe Czech Language Institute
    ContactYvona Tesařová, tesarova@ujc.cas.cz, Tel.: 225 391 406 ; Marie Chybová, m.chybova@ujc.cas.cz, Tel.: 532 290 515 ; Helena Svobodová, knihovna.dial.brno@ujc.cas.cz, Tel.: 532 290 266
    Year of Publishing2020
    Electronic addresshttp://mnytud.arts.unideb.hu/onomural/kotetek/ou12/19.pdf
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