Adaptacja spółgłosek w imionach chrześcijańskich Podlasian w XVI–XVII wieku

Abstract

The article deals with the problem of adapting selected consonants: Greek β, φ, θ and their Latin equivalents in Christian names taken by Podlasie region Catholics and Orthodox from various sources. The research showed that the most changes took place during the adaptation of the Greek φ and θ. In Podlasie, the adaptation of these consonants depended on the source of the borrowing of the name, the period of the borrowing and the language in which the name was registered in the sources. In Latin first name was usually written in Latin form or Latinized. In texts written in Polish and Old Belarusian, the names are certified in forms adapted to the Polish or East Slavic languages and dialect. The analysis showed the free development of both the Catholic and the Orthodox name system. Christian names from the oldest two chronological layers were used by Catholics and Orthodox Christians in forms characteristic for these both confessions. The names of the third chronological layer were used depending on the confession: the names of Catholic saints were given in forms typical of Western Christianity, and the names of Orthodox saints were given in Orthodox or East Slavic forms. The presence of hybrid forms of names indicates that the cultures interacted and penetrated with each other.