This study aims at analyzing the formation (through differentiation and polarization processes as described by Dragoș Moldovanu) as well as the evolution of the toponymic field developed from the hydronym Crasna, the name of a tributary of the Bîrlad River. The organization of such a toponymic ensemble around a main toponym which denominates a (socio)geographical object regarded by denominators as being of major importance when compared to other toponyms in the area represents a natural process that mirrors the reality in the field. Our approach is based on information extracted from document collections, dictionaries, maps and monographs. The synchronic and diachronic study of Crasna toponym field revealed the relationships between toponyms, the denominative concurrence, the existence of certain homonyms, as well as the evolution of the toponymic structure. † This paper was presented at the symposium "Toponymy between history, geography and linguistics", Iași, May 10 th , 2018. * Email address: d_butnaru@yahoo.com. 1 Details related to the toponymic fields theory, accompanied by numerous examples, can be found in the introduction of mdtm.
Starting from materials obtained through direct surveys carried out in the area and from published or unpublished documents, we observe that some very old place names are still in use, even in the territory of the recently established Traian village. We also note numerous new place names which illustrate changes of realities in this region. In addition, by speaking about a community dominated by Roman Catholic Christians (Csangos), we will exemplify some cases of bilingualism on the toponymic level.
This study aims at presenting the ethnic and religious mosaic in the county of Suceava at the beginning of the 19th century based on Catagrafiile Vistieriei Moldovei. Ţinutul Suceava (1820) [Censuses of the Moldavian treasury. The county of Suceava (1820)], published in 2017 by Marius Adumitroaei and Mircea Ciubotaru. These censuses include lists of landowners, tribute payers and people exempted from tribute, providing valuable information about the dynamic of the population, the financial state of the inhabitants, the types of work in which people were engaged at that time or prior to that period, the ethnic and religious affiliation of the people included in the censuses, their kinship, marital status and the like. Moreover, the censuses provide significant information regarding the anthroponomastics of the area, as they mark a major moment in the formation of the system of Romanian personal names, that is, the introduction on a large scale of a second name (which accompanied people’s first name). The ethnic connections illustrated by these documents can be noticed in the presence of ethnonyms, some of which became anthroponyms (Cazacu, Grecu, Leahu, Rusu, Turcu), as well as in the presence of foreign names specific to certain ethnic groups (Gorovei, Melniciuc, Clim, Clucenschi, etc.).
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