The Bulgarian Personal Name System in the Early 21st Century: A Contemporary Perspective
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https://doi.org/10.48075/odal.v7i1.35314Keywords:
Bulgarian personal name system, globalization, anthroponym, naming trends, estadísticasAbstract
The influence of globalization, waves of migration, and the use of English as a global language for communication are indisputable. The present research aims to illustrate how these processes reflect on the contemporary Bulgarian anthroponymicon and to comment on the changes observed within the name pool.
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Choleva-Dimitrova, A., Vlahova-Angelova, M., Dancheva, N., Petkova, G. (2021). Dynamics of first names in the Bulgarian anthroponymic system (according to official first names in the city of Sofia, in the years 2007 and 2014). Onoma (Journal of the Onternational Council of Onomastic Sciences), Vol. 56 (2021). Cluj-Napoca: Editura Mega, 58-85.
Choleva-Dimitrova, A., Dancheva, N., Vlahova-Angelova, M., Petkova, G. (2024). Bulgarian first names today. Sofia: Prof. Marin Drinov Publishing House of Bulgarian Academy of Sciences.
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