Studies of Names of Saints (Latin by Origin), Protecting People from Natural Disasters and during Difficult Situations

Abstract

The present article examines the Latin names of saints regarded by many as protecting people from natural disasters and helping them during difficult situations in life. The observation is based on a corpus of 20 names of saints, 15 of which are of masculine gender and 5 are of feminine gender. These names are classified into several major groups in Sean accordance with the object protected by a saint, i. e. a thematical group, and in accordance with the type of the appellative used as a part of speech and the principles of derivation applied in the process of coining the examined anthroponyms.

Cuvinte-cheie: nume de sfinţi de origine latină, popor, calamităţi naturale, situaţii complicate

REZUMAT

În articol, supunem cercetării numele de sfinţi de origine latină, care se consideră protectori împotriva calamităţilor naturale sau care ajută în situaţii dificile. Ca fapte de limbă, au servit 20 de nume de aşa tip, dintre care 15 de gen masculin şi 5 de gen feminin. Toate aceste nume au fost grupate, ţinându-se cont atât de caracterul obiectelor protejate de sfinţi şi numite de aceste nume, cât şi de natura morfo-lexicală a unităţii nominalizatoare sau de tipul de derivare pus la baza creării acestor antroponime.

LANGUAGE OF PUBLICATION

English (main text and corpus) and Latin (corpus)

UDC: 811.124`373.2 

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Received: April 1, 2012 | Reviewed: April 12, 2012| Accepted for publication: April 29, 2012

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