"This collection undeniably offers ground breaking insights, not only for university researchers but also for the students and general public because of its broad range of information, data, expertise and interpretation concerning multicultural onomastics. Without question, this volume deserves an important place on the shelf of everyone with a curiosity about how the tapestry of names employed by one group in time and space can be wondrously interwoven with the properties from another language, culture, religion and ethnicity." (Leo Loveday, Voprosy onomastiki, Vol. 19 (1), 2022) "The resulting publication is admirable ... . overall has excellent content and clarity of presentation. ... it is a rewarding pleasure to have this book in one's hands." (Paul Woodman, NAMES, A JOURNAL OF ONOMASTICS, Vol. 70 (1), 2022)
Chapter 1: Introduction (Oliviu Felecan and Alina Bugheșiu)
Part 1: Naming Policies, Trends and Practices in the Context of Multiculturalism
Chapter 2: Multicultural Aspects of Names and Naming in the USA (Frank Nuessel)
Chapter 3: Hamburguesas and Enchiritos: How Multicultural Are American Fast-Food Names? (Laurel Sutton)
Chapter 4: Policy of Name and Naming: Multicultural Aspects (Justyna B. Walkowiak)
Chapter 5: Multicultural Aspects of Names and Naming in the Ukrainian Greek Catholic Church: The Thematic Group ‘The Names of New Saints’ (Halyna Matsyuk)
Chapter 6: Multicultural Aspects of Name and Naming in Russian Post-Soviet Streetscapes (Marina Golomidova)
Chapter 7: Multicultural and National Anthroponymicon: Orthodox Name vs Neo-Pagan Pseudonym (Sergey Goryaev and Olga Olshvang)
Chapter 8: Multicultural Influences on Russian Nicknaming Practices (Anna Tsepkova)
Chapter 9: Multicultural Patronymic Landscapes of Naming in Russia, France, Germany, Great Britain and Romania (Eugen Schochenmaier)
Chapter 10: Transylvania: An Anthroponymic Perspective (Oliviu Felecan)
Chapter 11: Multicultural Aspects of Names and Naming in Hungarian Anthroponymy (Mariann Slíz)
Chapter 12: Multicultural Aspects of Name and Naming in Pre-Conquest Times and Catholic and Protestant Churches from Hungary: A Comparative Perspective (Andrea Bölcskei)
Chapter 13: Multicultural Features in Scandinavian Toponymy (Staffan Nyström)
Chapter 14: Multicultural Aspects of Name and Naming in Contemporary Italian Anthroponymy (Davide Astori)
Chapter 15: Multicultural Aspects of Name and Naming in a Postcolonial World (Marie A. Rieger)
Chapter 16: Onomastic Multiculturalism: Anthroponymy and Toponymy in South Africa (Bertie Neethling)
Chapter 17: Multicultural Aspects of Names and Naming in the Arab World (Wafa Abu Hatab)
Chapter 18: The Formation of a Multicultural Society in Japan: An Observation of the Names of Shops and Signboards (Kazuko Tanabe and Yuan Jiang)
Part 2: Naming as a Form of Identity Construction in Multicultural Societies
Chapter 19: Names and Naming in the Iberian Peninsula: Joan Coromines’ Intercultural Approach in Onomastics (Joan Tort-Donada)
Chapter 20: Between Cultural Heritage and Marketing: German Place Names in Post-Communist Czechia (Jaroslav David, Tereza Klemensová)
Chapter 21: Multiculturalism in Polish Toponymy (Barbara Czopek-Kopciuch)
Chapter 22: Multicultural Aspects of Name and Naming Reflected in German Brands (Angelika Bergien)
Chapter 23: Italian Brand Names as Mirrors of Multicultural Aspects (Paola Cotticelli-Kurras)
Chapter 24: Names of Street Food Vendors in Romania: Between Locality and Globality (Alina Bugheșiu)
Chapter 25: The Contribution of the Greek Catholic Church to the Multicultural Diversification of Transylvanian Anthroponymy (Daiana Felecan and Nicolae Felecan)
Chapter 26: Multicultural Aspects of Names and Naming in Russian Toponymy (Vladislav Alpatov)
Chapter 27: Multicultural Aspects of Name and Naming in African Cultures: The Case of Kenya and Zimbabwe (Tendai Mangena and Solomon Waliaula)
Chapter 28: Multicultural Aspects of Name and Naming in Nigeria: A Sociolinguistic Study (Idowu Odebode)
Chapter 29: Multicultural Aspects of Names And Naming in American Literature (Alleen Pace Nilsen and Don L. F. Nilsen)
Chapter 30: Multiculturalism in Shakespeare’s Names (Grant W. Smith)
Oliviu Felecan is a Professor in the Faculty of Letters at the Technical University of Cluj-Napoca, Romania.
Alina Bugheșiu is a Lecturer in the Faculty of Letters at the Technical University of Cluj-Napoca, Romania.
This edited book examines names and naming policies, trends and practices in a variety of multicultural contexts across America, Europe, Africa and Asia. In the first part of the book, the authors take theoretical and practical approaches to the study of names and naming in these settings, exploring legal, societal, political and other factors. In the second part of the book, the authors explore ways in which names mirror and contribute to the construction of identity in areas defined by multiculturalism. The book takes an interdisciplinary approach to onomastics, and it will be of interest to scholars working across a number of fields, including linguistics, sociology, anthropology, politics, geography, history, religion and cultural studies.
Oliviu Felecan is a Professor in the Faculty of Letters at the Technical University of Cluj-Napoca, Romania.
Alina Bugheșiu is a Lecturer in the Faculty of Letters at the Technical University of Cluj-Napoca, Romania.