NICKNAMES AND THEIR ROLE IN UZBEK ANTHROPONOMY

Abstract

Onomastic units, particularly anthroponyms, hold a significant position in terms of both quantity and quality. If a person’s name, surname and patronymic are considered as the main names in the context of anthroponomy, then nicknames, nisba, title, kunya are defined as “secondary names”. Nicknames hold a notable significance among such secondary names. In this small research work, nicknames that are of an important significance in Uzbek anthroponomy, their linguistic features, the methods and aspects of formation and creation, differential and similar features with other secondary names, such as pseudonym, nisba, kunya and titles, historical and cultural roots, role in artistic and spoken languages and their differences, methods of using, differences between historical and modern nicknames, studies of modern nicknames are discussed. Particularly, there are also some opinions about socio-cultural appearance of nicknames, spiritual impact of positive, neutral and negative nicknames and the concept of nebez.