Imię Cyryl w antroponimii historycznej Brańska i okolic

Abstract

The Proper Name Cyril in the Historical Anthroponymy of Bransk and Its Surrounding Area. The paper offers an attempt to answer the question of the presence of onymic structures containing the proper name Cyril in the local historical anthroponymic system of Bransk and its surrounding area. The research is based on onomastic material excerpted from economic, fiscal, judicial and ecclesiastical historical data from the period of the past five centuries. One of the purpose of the study is also to determine the popularity of this name in the studied area for centuries. In addition, the author poses the question of the existence of the proper name Cyril in proto-surnames and surnames of inhabitants of the city of Bransk and its surrounding area.

Keywords

• proper name cyril
• brańsk
• podlasie
• historical anthroponymy