2016, Volume 13, Issue 1
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Erol Sakallı New Trends in Name-Giving in Turkey
Voprosy onomastiki, 2016, Volume 13, Issue 1, pp. 171–177 (in English) Received 18 June 2015 Abstract: The author gives a brief review of traditional customs of name-giving in Turkey and analyses some recent trends. The observations are based on 1270 Turkish names collected from the author’s students and reflecting naming practices in Turkey over last several decades. The data has been collected randomly regardless of social, regional, religious or ethnic backgrounds, all names being accompanied by the indication of the age of their bearers. The collected data were categorized into three groups: commemorative names, desiderata names and fortuitous names. This categorization shows the distribution of Turkish names and the changes in the stock of personal names over the years. The traditional name-giving customs are still observed in Turkey, however, new trends are becoming more prominent in the country. The author explains the changes with reference to social evolution which incites young educated parents, most of whom are university graduates living in urban areas and having only one child, to adopt new strategies of name-giving testifying their increasing individualism and weakening ties with traditions. Key words: Turkic languages, Turkish language, personal names, name-giving customs, new trends in name-giving References Acıpayamlı, O. (1992). Türk Kültüründe ‘Ad Koyma Folkloru’nün Morfolojik ve Fonksiyonel Yönlerden İncelenmesi [A Morphological and Functional Survey of Name-Giving Folkore in Turkic Culture]. In IV. Milletlerarası Türk Halk Kültürü Kongresi Bildirileri [Proceedings of the 4th International Congress on Turkic Folklore] (Vol. 4, pp. 1–14). Ankara: Ofset Repromat Matbaası. Alkaya, E. (2001). Tatar Türklerinin Kullandığı Türkçe Kişi Adları Üzerine Bir Değerlendirme [A Survey of Personal Names Used by Turkic Tatars]. Fırat Üniversitesi Sosyal Bilimler Dergisi, 11(1), 115–136. Başgöz, İ. (1976). İnsan Adları ve Toplum [Personal Names and Society]. Türk Dili, 294, 164–170. Çelik, C. (2005). İsim Kültürü ve Din [Name Culture and Religion]. Konya: Çizgi Kitabevi Yayınları. Devellioğlu, F. (2007) Osmanlıca-Türkçe Ansiklopedik Sözlük [Encyclopedic Dictionary of Ottoman Turkish]. Ankara: Aydın Kitabevi Yayınları. Fetva. Retrieved from http://www.fetva.net Gülensoy, T. (2012). XXI. Yüzyılda Türkiye Kişi Adlarına Bir Bakış [An Overview of Personal Names in the 21st Century Turkey]. İdil Dergisi, 22(1), 1–7. http://dx.doi.org/10.7816/idil-01-05-01 İAN — İsminin anlamı ne? [What is the Meaning of the Name?]. Retrieved from http://www.ismininanlamine.com Kibar, O. (2005). Türk Kültüründe Ad Verme [Name-Giving in Turkish Culture]. Ankara: Akçağ Yayınları. Krader, L. (1966). Peoples of Central Asia. Bloomington, IN: Indiana University Publications; The Hague: Mouton & Co. NVI — Nüfus ve Vatandaşlık İşleri Genel Müdürlüğü [General Directorate of Civil Registration and Nationality]. Retrieved from http://www.nvi.gov.tr/NV I.html Parianou, A. (2007). Greek Personal Names. Washington, DC: Central Intelligence Agency. Rásonyi, L., Baski, I. (2007) Onomasticon Turcicum. Turkic Personal Names. Bloomington, IN: Indiana University Publications. Sami, Ş. (2010). Kamus-I Türkî [Dictionary of Turkish]. Ankara: Türk Dil Kurumu Yayınları. Steingass, F. (1930). A Comprehensive Persian-English Dictionary. London: Kegan Paul, Trench, Trubner & CO. LTD. Uca, A. (2004). Türk Toplumunda Ad Verme Geleneği [Name-Giving Traditions in Turkish Society]. Atatürk Üniversitesi Türkiyat Araştırmaları Enstitüsü Dergisi, 11(23), 145–150. |
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