
Ivana Lončar
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the area of Gornji Vinjani. Based on the example of the
nickname system, we try to show the origin, motivation and
intertwining o f the family (kinship), family and personal
nicknames in Imotska Krajina. The paper also aims to point
out the inher i tance and the giving of nicknames and the
complexity of the name formula in small closed rural communities
where there is the entropy of surnames, names and
even hypocorism. The initial corpus of the paper consists
of 703 name formulas from the telephone directory of the
parish paper and 426 anthroponyms collected and verified
by field rese a rch, and one-word and two-word both male
and female ni c knames are dealt with separately. Besides
composing a corpus of anthroponyms that have disappeared
from the lexi c on through the extinction of their bearers,
emigration and lifestyle changes in local speech, which is
also reflected in anthroponymy, the research results show
that the primary purpose of giving family and personal nicknames
is to accurately identify their bearers. They point out
that there is an established (though not consistently uniform)
system of giving and inheriting family and personal nicknames.
Although they are considered an unofficial part of
the name formula, family (and even individual) nicknames
in Imotska Krajina are also used in official communication
(e.g., postal). Since in hamlets where all inhabitants bear the
same surnames (which also form the corresponding oikonyms),
the name repertoire is limited, and nicknames are the
only way to distinguish the locals and get a precise answer
to the question “whose are you”.
the area of Gornji Vinjani. Based on the example of the
nickname system, we try to show the origin, motivation and
intertwining o f the family (kinship), family and personal
nicknames in Imotska Krajina. The paper also aims to point
out the inher i tance and the giving of nicknames and the
complexity of the name formula in small closed rural communities
where there is the entropy of surnames, names and
even hypocorism. The initial corpus of the paper consists
of 703 name formulas from the telephone directory of the
parish paper and 426 anthroponyms collected and verified
by field rese a rch, and one-word and two-word both male
and female ni c knames are dealt with separately. Besides
composing a corpus of anthroponyms that have disappeared
from the lexi c on through the extinction of their bearers,
emigration and lifestyle changes in local speech, which is
also reflected in anthroponymy, the research results show
that the primary purpose of giving family and personal nicknames
is to accurately identify their bearers. They point out
that there is an established (though not consistently uniform)
system of giving and inheriting family and personal nicknames.
Although they are considered an unofficial part of
the name formula, family (and even individual) nicknames
in Imotska Krajina are also used in official communication
(e.g., postal). Since in hamlets where all inhabitants bear the
same surnames (which also form the corresponding oikonyms),
the name repertoire is limited, and nicknames are the
only way to distinguish the locals and get a precise answer
to the question “whose are you”.