The spectacular results achieved by European research in the field of “geography of family names” have heavily influenced investigations in Hungarian onomastics. We have begun to create a database of historical personal names a few years ago. The corpus of personal names from the Carpathian Basin is based on the national censuses of 1715 and 1720, which can offer the most complete, overall picture of ethnic conditions in Hungary during the early part of the 18th century. The personal names of different languages appear independent of external influences, reflecting natural language contact occurring over centuries. The main goal of this study is to introduce the possibilities contained within the field of Hungarian geolinguistic research of personal names.
Key words:
surnames, name geography, name analysis, ethnicity, Carpathian Basin
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