Tendências religiosas na antroponímia rondonense

Abstract

It is popular wisdom that giving religious names to children can mean devotion to a saint, a biblical character, or a particular religious belief in a particular community. However, when knowing in fact the real motivations for a specific anthroponym, from interviews with parents or the name bearers, it is observed that religious names can highlight issues beyond simple devotion. In this direction, the aim of this article is to analyse, from the studies of Socioanthroponomics, which factors influence the naming of a child with the traditional attribution model called as religion (JIMÉNEZ SEGURA, 2014). To this end, the research uses a corpus of 250 juxtaposed names collected from semi-structured interviews, in a span of time ranging from 1930-1940 to 2010, in the city of Marechal Cândido Rondon, Brazil. The research points out that assigning religious names can be part of an ideal of a certain community, as well as the naming of a child, using a biblical name, can highlight identity issues beyond the meaning of the name itself (SEIDE, 2016).

Keywords

• socioanthroponomics
• religious motivation
• juxtaposed names