01270nas a2200121   4500008004100000245011700041210011700158300001200275490000600287520076000293100004601053856004901099       1984                        eng d00aАнтропонимия болгарских сел Одесской области Украинской ССР0 aАнтропонимия болгарских сел Одесской области Украинской ССР  a37–400 v93 aThe paper discusses the characteristic features of the names carried by Bulgarian inhabitants dwelling in South Ukraine. The material was excerpted from ancient registers belonging to ten Bulgarian village settlements in the Odessa County. It also reflects the author’s personal on-site investigations. Some general tendencies for bringing closer the Bulgarian and the Russian name inventory can be noticed. It has to be pointed out that while the registration files fixed down a unified name giving norm for Soviet citizens, the speech of the Bulgarian settlers has retained in active use some popular Bulgarian names. Among the factors which have influenced the choice of names are: traditions of usage, existence of colloquial name forms and euphony.1 aКолесник, Валентина, А.  uhttp://www.scripta-bulgarica.eu/en/node/3296