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The paper discusses the way the two-name anthroponymic system was formed – the original one-name system (first name) evolved into the two-name system (first name + byname) and later, the three-name system was established (first name + hereditary byname + functional element of the unofficial name). In the period when the byname became hereditary and was transferred to the following generation, it turned...
Professional determinations represent a classic naming strategy. Even today many surnames recall those that were medieval professions such as the caligarius. Moreover, this anthroponym it is a nickname with special status; in fact, it indicates the role actually played by the individual within his community, rather than being a sort of individual characteristic appellation such as baldness or stature,...
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