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Meaning and spelling of personal names
Textbook: pp. 130–131
GoalKnow the meaning and spelling of personal names and the concept of anthroponymy.
New words
name · ismpen name · taxallusanthroponymy · antroponimikameaning · ma’no
Explanation
A name is given to every person at birth and stays with them for life. When parents choose a name for their child, they express a good wish, so most names have beautiful meanings: Zafar — victory, Jasur — brave, bold, Sardor — leader, Nilufar — a beautiful flower growing in water (water lily). The branch of linguistics that studies people’s names is called anthroponymy. Names are always written with a capital letter, and some have an apostrophe: Ra’no, Ma’ruf. Writers have also chosen pen names: Ogahiy means “aware, informed”, Furqat means “separation”. Distorting a name or shortening it without reason is impolite.
Worked examples
Zafar — victory, Sardor — leader, Nodira — rare.
Ra’no and Ma’ruf are written with the apostrophe ’.
Class activity
Name cards: classmates write the meaning of their name and who chose it on a card and tell the class.
Practice
1
What does anthroponymy study?
People’s names.
2
What is a pen name? Give an example.
A literary name a writer chooses for himself: Ogahiy, Furqat.
3
What does the pen name «Ogahiy» mean?
Aware, informed.
4
Write two names with an apostrophe.
Ra’no, Ma’ruf.