Prilog proučavanju porijekla stanovništva i antroponimije Orahovca (Boka kotorska)

Abstract

The first mention of Orahovac in the archival documents dates from the end of the fourteenth century although the name of Darantum, larger area of which Orahovac was formerly part, may be traced even earlier. Throughout history, this place was mainly populated by Montenegrins, as well as rare families from Herzegovina and Old Serbia. In the accessible historical and ethnological materials, Christian saintly names are dominant, in addition to popular, theophoric and protective names. The most common names are: Nikola and Jovan, followed by Luka, Petar, Marko, Saverio, Andrija, Špiro. Surnames are mostly of atronymic origin, derived from the name by suffixation.

Keywords

• names
• last names
• nicknames
• hypocoristics
• origin
• population
• Orahovac
• patronymic