Christian and Muslim personal names in the Municipality of Shumen

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Pages: 188-200

Abstract:

Object of analysis in the article are 1130 Christian and 849 Muslim names given to the newborn in the municipality of Shumen for the period 1990-2003. Presented are the trends in the male and female names, which are considered according to their frequency, origin, structure and semantics. Distinguished are the peculiarities of the two kinds of names in the region.

Keywords:

Christian personal names, Muslim personal names, trends

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