DYNAMIC PROCESSES SYSTEM OF MALE NAMING IN THE REGIONAL ANTHROPONIMY

Abstract

The article is devoted to revealing of peculiarities of functioning of the male personal names in the territory of the Beshenkovichi district, Vitebsk region. The research material was the lists of residents for Beshenkovichi district, collected on four test sections: the end of XIX century – 1917, 1920 –1940, 1950 – 1980, 1990–2013. Identify features of functioning of the male nominations each time slice, is their etymological analysis. Is carried out comparative analysis of quantitative indicators of anthroponymical Beshenkovichi district with the figures for Belarus and Russia. The article concludes that, in XIX–XX century on the formation of local anthroponymical had the greatest impact Orthodox calendar. The emergence of new names in the 50–80-ies of the XX century is associated with the period of the Soviet era. The main tendency of modern naming – return to the names used in XIX–XX century.