The research object of the present text is 22 Belorussian male anthroponyms, derived from a Roman name. The main aim of the article is to present their full list as well as their initial meaning. The researched anthroponyms are divided into two major groups according to: 1) their derivation, i.e. the type of the basic word, used during the process of name coining, as a part of speech; 2) the model used for anthroponym coining from a Roman name, i.e. if the Belorussian male anthroponym is derived from its form of Nom. sg. or from its root.

Keywords:

Belorussian masculine person name, Roman name, meaning, derivation, model

Pages:

15-18

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Research Sheet

Field:

Linguistics

Topic:

Types of Signs, Speech and Interactional Mechanisms in Communication

UDC:

811.161.3'373.231

DOI:

10.5281/zenodo.443531

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