Nazwiska Podlasian z sufiksami -icz, -owicz, -ewicz motywowane imionami w formie podstawowej

Abstract

The article discusses contemporary surnames of residents of three towns in Podlasie region (Bielsk Podlaski, Hajnówka and Siemiatycze) created from forenames in their basic form by means of patronymic suffis -icz, -owicz, -ewicz. Examples of these anthroponyms are provided, originating from the official basic forms of forenames (e.g. Ambrożewicz < Ambroży, Gierasimowicz < Gierasim) and colloquial forenames (e.g. Kuprianowicz < Kuprian, Denisewicz < Denis), as well as forenames with the shortened voiced component -ij, typical for the canonical variants used in the Orthodox Church (e.g. Artiemowicz < Artiem, cf. Orth. Artiemij; Makarewicz < Makar, cf. Orth. Makarij). Considering etymology and other linguistic aspects, most surnames have been created from the Church Slavic or Polish variants of Christian forenames.