The Influence of the Soviet Era on the Use of Estonian First Names
The use of first names by Estonians is characterised by large variation and rapid turnover. There are many artificially created names and new names are easily borrowed from other countries. There were no restrictions on the choice of names after the war except for the number of names. There could b...
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| description | The use of first names by Estonians is characterised by large variation and rapid turnover.
There are many artificially created names and new names are easily borrowed from other countries. There were no restrictions on the choice of names after the war except for the number of names. There could be a maximum of two first names, and these had to be connected with a hyphen. Parents were often urged not to give two first names to their children, and in certain periods giving two first names was prohibited (directly after World War II and in the middle of the 1980s).
The choices of names by parents were also affected by other factors besides restrictions by law. In the years 1945–1990, there were two periods where Estonian names dominated. In the 1950s, Estonian names that were very popular in the 1930s became fashionable again. The local variants of international names and borrowed names became particularly popular in the 1980s, and this was seen as a reaction to the pressures of Russification. While Estonians borrowed names very easily and from many languages, they did not choose Russian names for their children. |
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| spelling | doab-20.500.12854ir-1598492025-05-19T11:59:27Z The Influence of the Soviet Era on the Use of Estonian First Names Hussar, Annika anthroponomastics first names Estonian name usage Soviet era thema EDItEUR::J Society and Social Sciences thema EDItEUR::C Language and Linguistics The use of first names by Estonians is characterised by large variation and rapid turnover. There are many artificially created names and new names are easily borrowed from other countries. There were no restrictions on the choice of names after the war except for the number of names. There could be a maximum of two first names, and these had to be connected with a hyphen. Parents were often urged not to give two first names to their children, and in certain periods giving two first names was prohibited (directly after World War II and in the middle of the 1980s). The choices of names by parents were also affected by other factors besides restrictions by law. In the years 1945–1990, there were two periods where Estonian names dominated. In the 1950s, Estonian names that were very popular in the 1930s became fashionable again. The local variants of international names and borrowed names became particularly popular in the 1980s, and this was seen as a reaction to the pressures of Russification. While Estonians borrowed names very easily and from many languages, they did not choose Russian names for their children. Published 2025-05-19T11:59:24Z 2025-05-19T11:59:24Z 2023-12 chapter 9788323374466 https://directory.doabooks.org/handle/20.500.12854/159849 eng image/jpeg Attribution 4.0 International https://wuj.pl/ksiazka/onomastics-in-interaction-with-other-branches-of-science-volume-2#otwarty-dostep https://wuj.pl/the-influence-of-the-soviet-era-on-the-use-of-estonian-first-names Wydawnictwo Uniwersytetu Jagiellońskiego Onomastics in Interaction With Other Branches of Science. Volume 2. Anthroponomastics 10.4467/K7446.46/22.23.17278 10.4467/K7446.46/22.23.17278 b56389e6-bd6e-43b9-abc7-9af91c5afc6b e93deae3-b5ec-4abe-b483-2a536826b783 9788323374466 211-223 open access |
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| title | The Influence of the Soviet Era on the Use of Estonian First Names |
| title_full | The Influence of the Soviet Era on the Use of Estonian First Names |
| title_fullStr | The Influence of the Soviet Era on the Use of Estonian First Names |
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| title_short | The Influence of the Soviet Era on the Use of Estonian First Names |
| title_sort | influence of the soviet era on the use of estonian first names |
| topic | anthroponomastics first names Estonian name usage Soviet era thema EDItEUR::J Society and Social Sciences thema EDItEUR::C Language and Linguistics |
| topic_facet | anthroponomastics first names Estonian name usage Soviet era thema EDItEUR::J Society and Social Sciences thema EDItEUR::C Language and Linguistics |
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