Imiona nadawane dzieciom w rzeszowskiej parafii farnej na początku XX wieku

Abstract

The article presents the question of the popularity of Christian names children were baptised in the urban-rural church parish in Rzeszów at the beginning of the 20th century on the basis of parish registers. The following problems have been analysed: the number of births in the parish, single Christian names and the multiple ones, the most popular boys’ and girls’ names, a relation between the name and the month the child was born or baptised, children born out of wedlock and their names. The analysis takes into account the difference between the city of Rzeszów and the villages belonging to the church parish of Rzeszów. Statistical methods have been used.

Keywords

• Rzeszów
• church parish
• beginning of the 20th century
• parish registers
• baptisms
• Christian names