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Names of Jews in Medieval Navarre (13th–14th Centuries)
(York University, 2009)
This paper analyses names of Jews in the rich diplomatic collection “Navarra Judaica. Documentos para la
Historia de los judíos del reino de Navarra” (Juan Carrasco Pérez, Fermín Miranda García, Eloísa Ramírez
Vaquero; ...
Personal Names of Livonian Origin in Latvia: Past and Present
(York University, 2009)
The anthroponymic system of Latvian – one of the Baltic languages – contains many borrowed names:
anthroponyms of German, Russian, Polish, Swedish, Lithuanian and also Finno-Ugric (Livonian, Estonian,
and Finnish) origin. ...
Interactive Digital Version of the <Dictionary of Moravian and Silesian Anoikonyms> (Minor Place Names)
(York University, 2009)
The paper deals with the routines used by Brno linguists working on the <Dictionary of Moravian and
Silesian Anoikonyms>; this publication will be not only a traditional paper dictionary, but primarily, it will
have a ...
Female Names and Male Names. Equality between the Sexes
(York University, 2009)
A recent contribution to the discussion about equality between the sexes in Sweden concerns the question
of whether given names should be related to biological sex. The usual pattern of given names in the
Germanic world ...
Greetings
(York University, 2009)
A Glimpse through a Dirty Window into an Unlit House: Names of Some North-West European Islands
(York University, 2009)
It is well known that many of the major island-names of the archipelago consisting politically of Ireland,
the United Kingdom and Crown dependencies are etymologically obscure. In this paper, I present and
analyse a ...
Why Many Dutch Surnames Look So Archaic: The Exceptional Orthographic Position of Names
(York University, 2009)
In the 19th century, several scholars in the Netherlands worked on a standardization of spelling of words.
Only just after World War II, a uniform spelling was codified. Nobody, however, seemed to care about, or
even to ...
Towards a Chronology of Topographical Elements in Irish Place-Names: Some Strategies for Establishing Relative Chronology
(York University, 2009)
This paper examines the issues involved in establishing the chronology of elements referring to landscape
features. Much work has been done on the Irish topographical lexicon in recent decades, notably by Prof.
Liam Mac ...
Survival by Loss of Identity: The Power of Names among Burundian Refugees in Tanzania
(York University, 2009)
We investigate Burundian refugee names in Tanzania. The first name, in Kirundi (language of Burundi),
reflects a person’s future or the parents’ life circumstances. Later, Burundians are given a French Christian
name. ...
"A Mari usque ad Mare": Reflections on Canadian toponymy – Réflexions sur la toponymie du Canada
(York University, 2009)
This paper, alternating in both official languages, will feature a synoptic view of the geographical
nomenclature of Canada. Topics to be covered include a historical overview of the original Aboriginal
stratum, the ...