Imiennictwo mieszczanek brańskich w XVII–XVIII wieku

The subject of this article is female names Brańsk residents in the Podlasie region 17th and 18th centuries. conducted anthroponymic analysis based on material extracted from two types sources. These are record books Catholic parish local town that have survived to our times. Female excerpted examined base were presented form a dictionary. preserved was also used investigate frequency giving newborn girls two-century period examination. On basis it established studied there process gradual impoverishment name stock associated with Byzantine culture favor expanding enriching repertoire characteristic Latin cultural tradition. In many respects, centuries show typical features system Polish-East Slavic ethnic linguistic borderland.