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Among the curiosities of the Soviet period are the "revolutionary" first names that were inspired by the communist ideology. The Orthodox Church lost its monopoly over the giving of names with the Bolshevik seizure of power. Instead of a name taken from the church calendar it was possible to choose any desired word as a first name. Often only specialists recognize that the name "Melor" for example stands for the initials of Marx, Engels, Lenin and October Revolution. And "Trolebuzin" has nothing to do with the trolleybus, but originated from the first letters of Trotsky, Lenin, Bukharin and Zinov'ev. The "revolutionary" namegiving was only a temporary phenomenon, but the unusual creations appeared and still continue to appear in a not insignificant number as first names and patronymics. This volume throws light upon a so far unexplored chapter of modern Russian history and for the first time makes possible the deciphering of the artificially constructed first names that were created wholesale after 1917, such as "Lenmar", "Marksen" or "Ninel". Zu den Kuriositäten der Sowjetzeit gehören die von der kommunistischen Ideologie inspirierten neuen "revolutionären" Vornamen. Mit der bolschewistischen Machtergreifung verlor die orthodoxe Kirche das Monopol der Namengebung. Statt eines Namens aus dem Kirchenkalender konnte nun jedes beliebige Wort als Vorname gewählt werden. Oft ist nur für Spezialisten erkennbar, daß sich z.B. hinter "Melor" die Initialen von Marx, Engels, Lenin und Oktoberrevolution verbergen, und "Trolebuzin" nichts mit einem Trolleybus gemeinsam hat, sondern aus den Anfangsbuchstaben von Trockij, Lenin, Bucharin und Zinov'ev entstand. Die "revolutionäre" Vornamengebung war zwar nur eine vorübergehende Erscheinung, die ungewöhnlichen Kreationen kamen und kommen aber immer noch in beträchtlicher Zahl als Vor- und Vatersnamen vor. Das vorliegende Lexikon beleuchtet ein bislang unerforschtes Kapitel der neueren russischen Geschichte und Onomastik und ermöglicht erstmalig das Dechiffrieren der nach 1917 massenweise gebildeten künstlichen Vornamen wie "Lenmar", "Marksen" oder "Ninel".

Names, Russian --- Names, Personal --- Russian language --- Russian names --- Anthroponomy --- Baby names --- Christian names --- Family names --- Forenames --- Names of families --- Names of persons --- Personal names --- Surnames --- Names --- Onomastics --- Russian --- New words --- Political aspects --- Lexicon. --- Soviet Union. --- forenames. --- onomastics.

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This book draws on the case of the Shona and other Bantu people of Africa to argue that names are not mere identity tags. Names are an important cultural symbol of the people who give and bear them. The book challenges linguists and other social scientists to pay particular attention to the significance of names in the study of language use in society. Equally, it demonstrates the importance of names as part of the distinctive repertoire of Shona cultural heritage. Each Shona sentential name is a statement about that reality of being Shona.

Names, Shona --- Shona language --- Manyika (African people) --- Shona (African people) --- Etymology --- Names --- Social life and customs --- Religion --- History --- Names, Personal --- Names, African. --- African languages --- African names --- Anthroponomy --- Baby names --- Christian names --- Family names --- Forenames --- Names of families --- Names of persons --- Personal names --- Surnames --- Onomastics --- Names, Shona - Zimbabwe --- Shona language - Etymology - Names --- Manyika (African people) - Zimbabwe - Social life and customs --- Manyika (African people) - Zimbabwe - Religion --- Manyika (African people) - Zimbabwe - History --- Shona (African people) - Zimbabwe - Social life and customs --- Shona (African people) - Zimbabwe - Religion --- Shona (African people) - Zimbabwe - History --- China language (Africa) --- Chishona language --- Swina language --- Bantu languages --- Chishona (African people) --- Korekore (African people) --- Mashona --- Mashona (African people) --- Bantu-speaking peoples --- Ethnology --- Bamanyeka (African people) --- Chimanyika (African people) --- Manica (African people) --- Manika (African people) --- Wamanyika (African people) --- Wanyika (African people) --- History. --- Religion. --- Social life and customs. --- Names.