Фольклорний антропонімікон як джерело дослідження антропонімії пограниччя

Abstract

The article deals with border anthroponyms in Ukrainian ritual texts оf nineteenth and first half of twentieth century, The study proves that number of non-Ukrainian names and their variants in ritual name set (its number docs not exceed 8% and the reason for their inclusion is their staihtbiltfy in regional anthroponytny), although part of those names, Jewish in particular, are used as a stylistic device. The study of anthroponymy of border regions will extend, in the opinion of the author, our knowledge about existence and development of Ukrainian popular naming in the nineteenth century