Personal Name Systems in Finnic and Beyond

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This volume sheds light on personal name systems in various Finno-Ugrian languages. Special emphasis is placed on the reconstruction of name systems' historical strata and the cultural contacts reflected in personal names. Finnish, Veps, Karelian, Estonian, Saami, Mari and Hungarian names are under closer scrutiny.

Author(s): Terhi Ainiala, Janne Saarikivi (eds.)
Series: Uralica Helsingiensia, 12
Publisher: Finno-Ugrian Society
Year: 2017

Language: English, Finnish
Pages: 382
City: Helsinki

Introduction 7
Janne Saarikivi / The spread of Finnic pre-Christian anthroponyms in toponyms 13
Jaakko Raunamaa / Finnish medieval village names based on anthroponyms in the Castle Province of Raseborg 33
Timo Rantakaulio / Personal name-based place names by Lake Lennus in Savitaipale 83
Denis Kuzmin / Adaptation of Orthodox personal names in the Karelian language 137
Irma Mullonen / The heritage of the Veps non-Christian onomasticon in southern Svir settlement names 185
Olga Karlova / Karjalaisten venäjännetyistä käännössukunimistä 219
Evar Saar / Forenames in 16th and 17th century southeastern Estonia 241
Taarna Valtonen / Anthroponyms in the Saami languages 287
Alexander Pustyakov / Mari personal names: history and current developments 325
Valéria Tóth / The history of the Hungarian personal name system in the context of cognitive-pragmatic description 363
List of contributors 381