- example:
Dithematic names are
built with two lexemes.
Kaleta 1995
notes that "In the case of Old
Germanic and Old
Slavic personal names, the
dithematic name...
-
Germanic given names are
traditionally dithematic; that is, they are
formed from two elements, by
joining a
prefix and a suffix. For example, King Æþelred's...
-
genealogy he
appears as Ceola, an
apparent hypocoristic [...]
implying a
dithematic Ceol-name;
while the
Genealogical Regnal List
declares Ceolwulf to be...
- others. It
originated as a
Latin spelling for
Czech rulers. It is a
Slavic dithematic name (of two lexemes),
derived from the
Slavic words veli/vyache/więce/više...
- any
Celtic language. Like
Germanic names,
early Celtic names are
often dithematic.
suffix -rix "ruler"
Ambiorix Boiorix Cingetorix Dumnorix Orgetorix Vercingetorix...
-
elements in
early Germanic names. It
could figure as the
first element in
dithematic names, as in Wulfstan, but
especially as
second element, in the form -ulf...
-
religious or
magical in nature.
Germanic personal names are
commonly dithematic,
consisting of two
components that may be
combined freely (such as the...
-
given name word root, drag
meaning "dear, beloved", in single-lexemed and
dithematic (two lexemes) names. Serbo-Croatian
Dragan (m.);
Dragana (f.) (with past...
- pre- ("very, much") and -drag ("dear, beloved"), both
common in
Slavic dithematic names. It
roughly means "very beloved". The
usual nickname is Peđa (Pedja)...
- ("dear, beloved") and
slava ("glory, fame"), both very
common in
Slavic dithematic names.
Notable people with the name include:
Dragoslav Avramović, Yugoslav/Serbian...
