Edwin d. Lawson farid alakbarli richard f. Sheil



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EDWIN D. LAWSON - FARID ALAKBARLI - RICHARD F. SHEIL

State University of New York at Fredonia Azerbaijan Academy of Sciences


AZERI NAMING PATTERNS, 1900-2001

Abstract. To find out what effects the political, religious, social, and economic climate had on naming children, 100 Azeri families over three generations (785 individuals) were interviewed to identify the patterns of giving first names. Most were Muslim Azeris from Baku. The data were analyzed by time periods and their relationship to the origin, meaning, and significance of the name. Results show that during the Soviet period a significant percentage of names defined as "patriotic" (those that commemorate Azeri heroes, poets, writers, and dramatists) were chosen by both men and women (men had significantly more of the patriotic names than women. Examples of patriotic names include Eldaniz, a 13th century Azeri king; Fuzuli, a great 16th century Azeri poet; Hajar, the wife of the Azeri national hero, Gachag Nabi. That patriotic names, accompanied by a decrease in Religious names emerged only during the Soviet period is interpreted as a demonstration of Azeri nationalism and search for identity during the troubling period of Soviet rule. Other important patterns show that men had significantly more names defined as Popular, being named after a Relative, and Religious. Women had significantly more names in the Beautiful category. Both sexes named children after deceased family members. Concludes that the impact of the Soviet Period had a profound effect on Azeri naming patterns.
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