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Keyword: «protective names»

The article deals with the origins and functioning of personal names. The relevance of the study of proper names is due to the interest of modern science in a person, a separate linguistic personality. By studying the history of the origin of your name, you can learn a lot about the history of the formation of a kind, your family tree. Whatever the motives for the emergence of a personal name, they certainly reflect the features of life, spiritual wealth and worldview of the people who created them.