The aim of the article is to present two most commonly given masculine and feminine names in two parishes of the northern Masovia at the end of the 18th and the beginning of the 19th century. Christian names prevailed in the material. Also, it can be assumed that the magical and protective functions were taken into consideration when choosing a name. The names were often given according to a calendar. Choosing personal names in the parishes was also influenced by family traditions – the children used to be named after their parents. The most popular masculine name was Jan and the most popular feminine name was Marianna.
This article constitutes an analysis of old surnames of the parish dwellers of Strzegowo in Masovia. According to the analysis, the most substantial group comprises the surnames coined by using the suffix -ski (248 units, including 169 toponyms and 79 structural ones). Patronimical surnames, on the other hand, consist of only 105 units; most of these formations (43) end, in turn, with the suffix -’ak. Merely a few surnames are coined via the transference of appellatives (26 formations), professional names (16 formations) and names (9 formations) to the class of names. In the linguistic material, also 6 foreign names are noted.
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