Nomina agentis et professionis in oikonyms of Bosnia and Herzegovina

Abstract

In the article, the authors analyze the oikonyms of Bosnia and Herzegovina in which nomina agentis and nomina professionis were the motives in the naming process. The examples show how the names of occupations and professions perform the function of oikonyms. It is determined which trades and other activities were most often used in the formation of oikonyms; by which formation processes and to what exent did the foreign words participate in the process of oikonimisation. Following the examples of oikonyms in the meaning of nomina agentis et professionis, the authors tried to define the mode of naming and the ways in which the Bosnians and Herzegovinians have created for centuries and formed their own oikonymy, one of the essential characteristics of the language and their own uniqueness. In this regard, 84 oikonyms were confirmed for which the name of occupation and activity  served as a motive in the process of oikonimisation. In this oikonym collection, 63 different oikonyms and 26 different occupations were confirmed, which served as motives in the formation of names.