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Sofia Gadisovna Gadzhieva
Gamzat Tsadasa Institute of Language, Literature and Art of Dagestan Federal Research Center of the Russian Academy of Sciences, Makhachkala, Russia
VILINSKA LJUT NA ŠIROKOM BRIGU: AN IN-DEPTH STUDY OF THE TOPONYMY OF AN AREA IN WESTERN HERZEGOVINA
Review of the book: Šimić, M., & Dugandžić, I. (2022). Mistopisi na jugozapadu Širokoga Briga. Toponimi katastarske općine Rasno iz 1891. godine (Sela Rasna, Dužica, Privalja i Čerigaja) [Place Names in the South-West of Široki Brijeg: Toponyms of Rasno Cadastral District in 1891 (Villages of Rasno, Dužice, Privalj, and Čerigaj)]. Široki Brijeg: Hrvatsko društvo čuvara baštine. 263 p.
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Gadzhieva, S. G. (2024). Vilinska ljut na Širokom Brigu: An In-depth Study of the Toponymy of an Area in Western Herzegovina. Review of the book: Šimić, M., & Dugandžić, I. (2022). Mistopisi na jugozapadu Širokoga Briga. Toponimi katastarske općine Rasno iz 1891. godine (Sela Rasna, Dužica, Privalja i Čerigaja) [Place Names in the South-West of Široki Brijeg: Toponyms of Rasno Cadastral District in 1891 (Villages of Rasno, Dužice, Privalj, and Čerigaj)]. Široki Brijeg: Hrvatsko društvo čuvara baštine. 263 p. Voprosy onomastiki, 21(1), 207–224. https://doi.org/10.15826/vopr_onom.2024.21.1.011
Received on 3 December 2023
Accepted on 16 January 2024
Abstract: The reviewed book Place Names in the South-West of Široki Brig: Toponyms of the Rasno Cadastral District in 1891 (Villages of Rasno, Dužice, Privalj and Čerigaj), authored by Marinka Šimić and Ivan Dugandžić, presents a comprehensive analysis of the toponymy within a specific area of Western Herzegovina. The authors meticulously examined over 18 thousand names of land plots documented in cadastral records, identifying more than 2 thousand distinct names, which are introduced here for the first time into scholarly discussion. Alongside etymological insights and analyses of toponymic motivations and microtoponyms, the study provides detailed descriptions of referents. Primary sources used for this investigation include census records of the Turkish conquerors, various cartographic sources such as maps from the Venetian Republic and Austro-Hungarian maps, as well as land registers from 1891 and 1961, cadastral maps, and information gathered from informants during fieldwork in the villages of Rasno, Dužice, Privalj, and Čerigaj. Additionally, the authors incorporate their own knowledge, personal experiences, and memories. The review highlights the pioneering work of M. Šimić and I. Dugandžić in documenting the toponymy of the southwestern region of Široki Brijeg, laying the groundwork for further in-depth studies of the entire area’s toponymy. This book is a valuable resource for linguists, historians, folklorists, ethnographers, anthropologists, and scholars in related disciplines.
Keywords: Slavic geographical terms; toponymy; microtoponymy; oronymy; Croatian language; land lot; Shiroki Brijeg; Bosnia and Herzegovina
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