ON TURKISH PERSONAL NAMES MOTIVATED BY THE NAMES OF FLOWERS
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2023
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Plovdiv University Press "Paisii Hilendarski"
Abstract
This paper delves into Turkish personal names inspired by flower names,
scrutinizing them from a linguistic and cultural standpoint. The objective of this
research is to pinpoint which flower names are adopted as personal names within
the Turkish context; to dissect the morphological and etymological aspects of
these names; and to gauge the prevalence of various flower names in the creation
of personal names. A corpus of Turkish personal names influenced by flower
names has been compiled for this study. The findings reveal the most commonly
used flower names as personal names, elucidate the patterns of name
formation, and uncover the etymological roots of these names. By analyzing
Turkish personal names derived from flower names, the research will uncover
new facets of Turkish anthroponomy and its underlying value system.
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Turkish personal names, names of flowers