Családnevek művelődéstörténeti és nyelvészeti tanúságtétele

The paper presents the results of historical onomastic research surveying names related to the pupils who attended the grammar school in Szatmárnémeti (Romania) between 1807 and 1852. The observed lists of the relevant personal and place-names are considered here to be important sources for both lin...

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Published inNévtani értesítő Vol. 33; pp. 49 - 58
Main Author Bura, László
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Hungarian
Published Society of Hungarian Linguistics; Institute of Hungarian Linguistics and Finno-Ugric Studies of ELTE University 30.12.2011
Subjects
családnevek
iskolatörténet
nemzetiségek személynevei
Szatmár megye
Szatmárnémeti
származás és identitás
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Summary:The paper presents the results of historical onomastic research surveying names related to the pupils who attended the grammar school in Szatmárnémeti (Romania) between 1807 and 1852. The observed lists of the relevant personal and place-names are considered here to be important sources for both linguistics and social sciences. Based on the birth places of the pupils, the school district of the educational institutions in Szatmár County can easily be identified. A comparison among surnames of Hungarian, Slavic, German and Romanian origin reveals the similarities in motivation and practice of giving family names among different nations. The surnames give the opportunity of observing folk migration across regions, sometimes even across the borders of Hungary. In connection with the origins of the surveyed family names, the author also discusses in detail such questions as the relation between language origin and identity; the consciousness of being Hungarian determined by the conceptions of “medieval statehood” and “noble nation”; and the process of folk assimilation.
ISSN:0139-2190
2064-7484
DOI:10.29178/NevtErt.2011.4