The meaning of the name in human life. Start in science Name in human life practice

Secrets of names and nicknames

Job done

9th grade students

Saprykina Rita and Shishaeva Yulia

Head: Goncharova N.M.,

teacher of Russian language and literature

s.Pavlovka

1. Introduction. The importance of the research direction in the work on the Russian language.

2. About the meaning of a name in a person's life.

3. New name of creativity.

4. Correctly chosen name.

5. Surname in a person's life.

6. Altai Krai did not stand aside.

7. Your name (linguistic study).

8. Name in the history of our village.

9. Nicknames, their origin.

10. Name - the formula of fate.

11. Conclusion.

12. List of sources and used literature.

13. Applications:

1. - All-Russian agricultural and land

1917 census (3 sheets);

3 - Kolomeets N.A. at the evening of the meeting at the school;

4. - photos from the family album

(Kolomeets Vera Vasilievna and Kolomeets Nikifor Afanasyevich);

5. - photograph from a family album (Ridel Karl Davydovich);

6. - Fischer Gerhard Pavlovich with his violin (photo).

7. - photographs of the works of Fischer Gerhard Pavlovich;

The students of our school have chosen a research area of ​​work in the Russian language: they have decided to record and analyze proper names according to different parameters. Academician M.N. Skatkin wrote about the need for research activities of students: “It is only important to ensure that during the time of teaching at school everyone joins such search activities, exercises their cognitive powers in it, and experiences the joy of an independent, even the smallest, discovery.”

First of all, the personal names of all the students of the school, newborns in 2007 - 2009, the old names of the inhabitants of the villages of Pavlovka, Zhuravlikha, Krasnoyarka, fell into the circle of research interests of the students. The study on the nicknames of schoolchildren turned out to be fruitful. In addition, the origin of the names of the villages was studied. At a school conference dedicated to the Year of the Russian Language, students made presentations on the topics: “Your name”, “Name in the history of the village”, “Schoolchildren's nicknames”. Our schoolchildren are very interested in nicknames, they all have or had them. Pupils came to the class and asked the guys to write down all their nicknames that they had. In addition, it was proposed, if possible, to indicate when they arose, how long they existed or exist, indicate the environment of use, prevalence among others. 45 students were interviewed, and 63 nicknames were recorded. The students tried to find some patterns in the origin of nicknames. The students of our school presented their research at the regional scientific-practical conference “Language is the key to all knowledge and all nature”.

"What's in a name"

A.S. Pushkin

We live in a world of names. No wonder Homer wrote in his Odyssey:

There are no nameless people between living people

Not at all; at the moment of birth, each, both low and noble,

He receives his name from his parents as a sweet gift ...

What he said remains true to this day. Each person has a name, and each name, whether the owner likes it or not, contains a huge amount of information about its carrier. After all, no one calls a person just like that, they “name” him. And then the name begins to influence its bearer, to form it.

The origin and meaning of personal names interests every person. It has always been so. We took the words of A.S. Pushkin “What is in my name to you” as the epigraph of our study. The poet, like many of us, was worried about the mystery and mystery of the name.

Almost all personal names included in the Russian name book were brought by Christianity to Russia through Byzantium. Therefore, they go back to Greek, Latin and some Oriental languages. Before the adoption of Christianity in Russia, such names were common that reflected the various properties and qualities of people. In Russia, from the 10th century, ancient Russian names began to be replaced by church ones. In ancient times, Byzantium collected the best names from its own language and the languages ​​of neighboring peoples and officially legalized them, making them church names. Thus, many of our names indicate their foreign language origin. The sociality of the name was more pronounced in the 19th century, when names were given according to the calendar and behind each name was the life story of a saint with specific forms of behavior, character traits, and attitude to the surrounding reality. “By name and life,” the stereotypical formula of lives read, and the church and Orthodox people followed this formula when educating the future Christian. Saints - a list of church holidays and saints in calendar order - formed as a separate book no earlier than the 15th century. They contained about 9 thousand names, most of which are firmly forgotten. In Russia, several centuries ago, there were more than three hundred male names (the Lives of All Saints for 1916 contain 863 male and 232 female names). Where did they go? All original names must live. Maybe then we will have more original people?

First there was a name. In primitive society there were no names and surnames. From early childhood, people were called, firstly, according to their appearance (Mal, Bel, Chernysh), secondly, according to their character traits (Good, Brave, Nesmeyana), thirdly, according to their place in the family (Zhdan, Tretiak, Another) . Our ancestors were superstitious. They were afraid of the evil eye. It seemed to them that to call a child a beautiful name means to attract evil spirits to him. And who will covet Nekras or the Fool? In a word, many offensive names were actually talismans - they protected the child from hostile and mysterious forces. In the good old days, the name of the child was given in the church. According to the calendar, in accordance with the days of certain saints, the parents of the child were offered a choice of several names. He was recorded in the parishioner's church books. After 1917, children began to be called as they please.

So, names that are called to name, and not to mean, can be extremely significant. The famous “at least call it a pot, but don’t put it in the stove” does not find confirmation in the world history of the name of use: Japanese artists-philosophers, for example, according to tradition, change their name three times in their lives in order to better know themselves and the world through a new “I”. It has been noticed that after changing the nickname, the character of the animals changes. Do we think about this, starting almost from the toddler age to call the guys by their last names?

In L. Kuklin’s poem “Memorial”, with the help of names, the history of the state and society is recreated quite clearly and accurately:

Vladimir Svyatoslavovich, Alexander Svyatoslavovich,

Dmitry Ivanovich, Pyotr Alekseevich,

Elizaveta Petrovna, Ekaterina Alekseevna,

Pavel Petrovich, Alexander Pavlovich,

Alexander Nikolaevich, Nikolai Alexandrovich ...

With s-a-you-mi-upo-o-koy!

Pavel Ivanovich, Kondraty Fedorovich,

Georgy Valentinovich, Pyotr Alekseevich,

Vladimir Ilyich, Nikolai Ivanovich,

Sergei Mironovich, Anatoly Vasilievich,

Vasily Ivanovich, Mikhail Nikolaevich,

Georgy Konstantinovich, Konstantin Konstantinovich ...

Everlasting memory!

Mikhail Vasilievich, Alexander Sergeevich,

Mikhail Yurievich, Nikolay Vasilievich,

Mikhail Evgrafovich, Lev Nikolaevich,

Mikhail Ivanovich, Pyotr Ilyich,

Modest Petrovich, Ilya Efimovich,

Alexander Alexandrovich, Boris Leonidovich,

Dmitry Dmitrievich, Anna Andreevna ...

Ve - ech - on - I'm weak - a - wa - a!

A new name-making began with us immediately after the October Revolution, when the separation of church and state took place and parents received the right to name the child whatever they wanted, bypassing church canons. In the names created, people sought to reflect revolutionary events: Revolution, Revdit (revolutionary child), Iskra, Oktyabrina, Svoboda, Decree. A number of names depict the first stages of industrialization: Marten, Traktor, Smichka. New names, however, appear much less often even now: Snezhana, Pravdina, Yumanita. In the 1920s and 1930s, a fascination with foreign names began. Entry into our language was well prepared by the fact that many nobles were called in everyday life in a foreign manner. The free process of name-creation, which captivated parents at the age of 30, gave the Russian man Herman and Aelita, Violetta and Gemma. When giving a child a foreign name, one must not forget about its compatibility with the patronymic and surname. These processes are to some extent characteristic of our time.

Some scientists claim that the name affects the character and even health. The name of a person is an emotional stimulus. Some names sounded affectionately, gently and evoked a feeling of pleasant, gentle, sublime in those around them, others evoke unpleasant emotions, make them tense up, shrink.

Our ancestors believed that the name determines the fate. The name can sound like a request or an order, like a reproach or approval, like a slap or caress.

And you can tear the skin alive

But the name is so firmly imprinted on us,

That there is no power to rename

Even though each is wiped and captured.

A name is a word that strongly affects the emotions of the owner. Indeed, often a person reacts painfully when others distort his name. They say that for any person there are no sounds more pleasant than pronouncing his own name.

A name is given to a person once, at birth, and accompanies him throughout his life. Recorded in his official documents, it becomes his personal name. We get used to consider our name as the closest word of our native language and a kind of reflection of our personality. Personal names have not only meaning, but also their history. They age and die, disappearing from the language of the people who created them. In the past, the name was treated as a talisman, and the very procedure for choosing a name as a fortune-telling, an attempt to gain a better share for the child.

The path to the inner world of a person begins with the name, the beginning of communication with him. When we want to draw the listener's special attention to certain words, we call him by his name. Not only the name of a fairy-tale hero portends fate, but it also brings spiritual and bodily features to life for every ordinary person.

Many parents, choosing a name for their son or daughter, do not even realize that they are laying the foundation for his fate. People with funny and strange names are predisposed to various kinds of mental complexes, and the child is forced to fight for a normal attitude towards himself, which forms individual character traits. Therefore, it is worth considering before calling a child Hercules or Cleopatra.

Samuil Yakovlevich Marshak, a connoisseur and connoisseur of the Russian language, wrote a poem "In defense of children." The poet figuratively shows what everyday difficulties lie in wait for those people to whom parents give uncomfortable, incorrect names.

If only you are smart

Let father and mother understand

What's up with this nickname

Age will have to age

Unfortunate children.

Don't let the guys

So fancy names

Like Proton and Atom.

……………………….

Let father and mother understand

What's up with this nickname

Age will have to age

Unfortunate children.

Psychologists have proven that a correctly chosen name has a beneficial effect on the human psyche, since it is called this name many times within one day. What are adults guided by when choosing a name for their child?

1. Subconscious perception of the word through rhythm, melody.

2. The prevalence of the name.

3. Associations associated with the name.

4. Images that have entered the history and culture of the owners of this name.

Philosopher P.A. Florensky wrote: “The name in itself does not give a good or bad person, it is only a musical form by which you can write a work, both bad and good.”

Some people were asked to answer the question of what color they associate different names with. It turned out that the name Tatyana evokes the idea of ​​red, Elena - blue. Red color causes a state of anxiety, danger in a person; blue - a sense of calm. We also asked the same question to students in grades 8 and 9 of our school. Of course, the answers were different, and it is hardly possible to observe any regularity in the relationship between name and color. But still ... The students associated the name Anya with green, Sasha with blue, Vika with lilac, Sveta with white, Rita with pink, Yulia with green and pink, Ira and Kolya with yellow, Masha with red, Stas with blue. Masha Poleshchuk, a student of the 8th grade, said that she always feels herself through the color red: her character is unbalanced, quick-tempered like fire, anxiety in her soul. But Rita Saprykina, a 9th grade student, writes: “My name is Margarita. I really like this name. Recently I read in the book “What is in your name about the meaning and origin of the name Margarita. One of the articles says that since childhood, Margarita has been distinguished by a groovy character. I really have that character. I love to communicate with people, I love when they pay attention to me. Therefore, I quite often speak at school evenings, at district events. I also happen to be a good boy, but rarely. I love red. I think that this color defines my character. I am quick-tempered, sharp, capricious. My favorite flowers are daisies. They look like little fluffy daisies. I love these flowers for the name. Anya Nekrasova (grade 8) notes that her classmates correctly identified the color of the character - green. After all, she loves nature, reads a lot, writes poetry. But most students did not think about the connection between the name and color. As they say, there is more to come.

In the history of the social development of every nation, there comes a time when a personal name alone is not enough. It is necessary to determine the place of a person in society. Different peoples went to this goal in their own way. The Romans, for example, had four types of names: personal, generic, nickname and additional nickname.

The word surname appeared in Russian only in the Petrine era. The formation of surnames in Russia dates back to the 14th-15th centuries. All surnames according to the method of formation can be divided into professional, geographical, alias, nicknames, artificially formed. Thanks to surnames, thousands of words of the Old Russian language, ancient names and concepts have come down to us. You just need to look at them. Deciphering the names, you learn the customs, traditions, prohibitions of your ancestors, in a word, you look in the mirror of history. This is a very exciting activity!

The people say:

It is not the name that makes the man, but the man the name.

It is better to lose an eye than a good name.

And in Japan, the sages say: The tiger takes care of his skin, and the man takes care of his name.

Of course, there is a connection between the name of a person and the events of his life, mental characteristics. The name affects the character of a person. There is a sea of ​​names, thousands are known, listed in the calendars and calendars. Some serve us, live with us, some are forgotten, left on the yellowed pages of old books.

There is a fashion for names regularly. In some years there were many Seryozhkas and Natashas, ​​in others - exotic and solemn names, such as Christina, Svetozara or Zhanna, went on a wide front.

The Altai Territory has not remained aloof from the general trends. The fashion for names has changed along with people and the socio-economic situation. A certain level of conservatism remained in the Altai Territory. After the October Revolution, not only new attributes of power, rituals, but also new names of people were introduced into the consciousness of people. Polygraph Poligrafovich in M.A. Bulgakov’s “Heart of a Dog” could well have been, because at that time the names were Tractor, Idea, Industry, Oktyabrina ..

However, the new trends in naming in the Altai Territory were treated with a chill. So, in 1935, 588 children were born in the Slavgorod region - 301 boys and 287 girls. And the most popular names were: Maria, Nadezhda, Anna. And also Ivan, Nikolai and Vladimir. There were, of course, both Stalins and Vladilens (from Vladimir Lenin) - but in isolated cases. And in the numerous Kerzhatsky and Old Believer villages of the Altai Territory, there was no fashion for new names. So, in the taiga villages of the Zarinsk region, even after the war, children were called in the old way: Feona, Petrovan, Demid. After the Great Patriotic War, in connection with the resettlement of various peoples in the Altai Territory - Germans, Kalmyks, Lithuanians, Estonians - newborns appeared with names unknown until that day: Ewald, Linda, Yugana. And after Gagarin's flight into space, the name Yuri became popular. For example, in the Slavgorod region in 1965, in the ranking of the most popular names, it was second only to Viktor and Vladimir, but overtook the popular name Alexander. Girls at that time were called Irinami, Tatyana and Galina. Since the mid-70s, the names of Sergey and Alexei, Natalya and Elena have become very popular. So called up to a quarter of all newborns.

In recent years, the most popular female names are: Elena, Anastasia, Tatyana, Natalya; men's - Alexander, Maxim, Dmitry and Vladimir. In cities, boys are often given the name Daniil, and girls - Diana, Ilona, ​​Aksinya, Arina or Regina. But Sergeev and Petrov became noticeably smaller. Nowadays there seems to be a growing interest in unusual names. The girl, born on December 2, 2007, was named Vyborina. Another child, a girl, was given the name Russia.

We did a study at school on the topic "Your Name". We have 44 students, of which 28 are boys and 16 are girls. Pupils of all classes were given the task to study the history of their name, its role in the family and write a short essay. This work was very interesting and necessary. We read a lot of books, asked our parents. Almost all students of our school were born in the 20th century, and now live in the 21st century. Therefore, it is so important to know with what name we entered life and will continue to live.

1st place among the names of boys is occupied by: Andrei (3 students), Nikolai (3 students), Alexander (3 students).

On the 2nd place - Egor, Sergey, Zhenya (2 students each).

The rest of the names are 1 student each. Among these names are the following: Igor, Pavel, Ilya, Nikita, Alexei, Denis, Stanislav, Bogdan, Tolya, Denis, Vanya, Misha, Volodya, Vitya. Perhaps the most rare in our village can be called the name Bogdan. A few decades ago, children were often called by such names as Volodya, Misha, Vitya. Tolya. And recently, boys have been given names such as Ilya, Nikita, Maxim, Daniel.

In 2007, 6 boys were born in the village. Parents gave them the following names: Ilya, Nikita, Maxim, Vladimir, Alexander, Daniel. There is a tradition of naming. In 2008, children were born in the villages of Pavlovka and Krasnoyarka.

Among the girls in the first place are the names of Victoria, Alena, Yulia (2 students each). They are followed by such names as Alina, Tanya, Ira, Masha, Anya, Rita, Sveta, Luda, Olya, Alla, Nadia.

In 2007, 3 girls were born in the village. Here are their names: Anastasia, Ksenia, Natalia. And in 2008, 8 children were born in the villages of Pavlovka and Krasnoyarka. The girls were given the following names: Natasha, Alina, Arina, Angelina; boys - Daniel, Nikolai, Nikita. These are the most common names in our time, especially Daniel and Nikita.

In our work, we also decided to compare names by year of birth (school students).

^ Boys: Girls:

1989 - Vladimir, Vitya Olya, Nadia, Alla

1990 - Kolya, Sasha-Vanya, Misha Margarita, Masha, Yulia

Seryozha, Tolya Sveta, Luda, Alena, Anya

Andrey, Sasha, Bogdan Julia, Sveta. Victoria

1994 - Stas, Zhenya Tanya, Ira, Alena

1995 - Andrey, Nikolay, Sergey Victoria

1996 - Denis Alena

1997 - Igor, Egor

1999 – Pavel, Ilya, Nikita

2000 - Egor

2007 - Ilya, Nikita, Maxim Natalya, Anastasia, Ksenia

Anya Nekrasova, a student of the 8th grade, wrote in her work “My Name”:

“I like my name. It sounds beautiful. This is one of the oldest female names. Marina Tsvetaeva says:

The child's name is Leo

Mother - Anna.

His name is anger

In the mother - silence.

The name Anna was given to me by my mother in honor of my great-grandmother. The nurse in the hospital was called Anna, my mother's best friend was also Anna. And dad said he liked the name."

^ Vilkov Kolya:

“I like my name because it was popular in Russia - Emperors Nicholas 1 and Nicholas 2. My mother and father gave me this name in honor of my grandfather. In addition, it is consonant with the name of my sister Olya.

^ Poleshchuk Masha:

“I like my name, my parents too. Dad always dreamed of a son, and I was born. Mom decided to call me Masha, because my great-grandmother's name is also Maria. It seems to me that I am often rude, of course, I need to work on myself. The meaning of the name reflects my character: the mood often changes, I can be joyful and cheerful, or even sad. Mom and dad call me donya, Mashutka and just Masha.

“Manya, Marusya, Musya, Maria.

There are a lot of mash not only in Russia.”

The search group of the Cabinet of the Russian Language and Literature conducted a comparative analysis of the names that were given to children in our villages in the 20s and 30s. There were many names. But such as Efrosinya, Thekla, Paraskovya, Pelageya, Anisya, Akulina, Ustinya, Ustin, Prokofy are no longer to be found. Rare and then was the name Venus. And a woman with that name still lives in our village - this is Malikova Venera Trofimovna. Her husband Malikov Ivan Aleksandrovich, a veteran of the Great Patriotic War, bears the Russian name Ivan, which has now become rare. No wonder this name has become synonymous with the Russian peasant. In the holy calendar, it was found from 63 to 170 times, and 25% of the peasants were really Russian Ivans. The most common female names at that time were: Maria, Anna, Evdokia, Alexandra, Ekaterina Anastasia, Zoya. Male names are not so diverse and more traditional. These are Nikolai, Alexander, Ivan, Pavel. Let's highlight the names Carl and Emma. They were worn by wonderful people. They appeared in our village in the 40s, when there was a large resettlement of Germans from the Volga region. Love for work, respect for people, skillful hands helped Carl and Emma to survive, to become their own in the village. In early 1942, the Riedel family ended up in Altai, in the village of Pavlovka. At first, the Germans were treated with distrust, even with hatred. But Karl and Emma were very kind and friendly people, so they were loved in the village. Baba Emma was a good housewife, she baked very tasty pies and always shared the recipe with her neighbors. Relations with Fyokla Petrovna Kruzhkova were especially warm. Grandfather Carlos, that was the loving name of Karl Davydovich in the village, a wonderful carpenter. He made beautiful and necessary things out of wood. Tables, chairs, chiffoniers, curtains made by grandfather Karlusha still decorate the houses of fellow villagers. His last passion was birds, especially goldfinches. He caught them with a special trap, planted them in beautiful cages, and could listen to bird songs for hours. And he knew everything about pigeons ... These are the people, their names are Karl and Emma, ​​people remember: they have a wonderful soul and the tragedy of the people.

Wert Adolf Adolfovich was born in 1929. He lived with his father and mother in the Volga region. Father Adolf Yakovlevich and mother Ada Alexandrovna, together with their children, were sent to Altai. The collective farm and good people did not leave me in trouble. Adolf Adolfovich married Solodovnikova Maria Vladimirovna. Taking care of the future, the children were recorded in the name of Solodovnikov. Their son and daughter in 2000 decided to return the surname of their grandfathers and fathers: Vert. Adolf Adolfovich and Viktor Adolfovich worked conscientiously on the collective farm, they had many friends in the village, they valued their first and last name.

Before us is a list of the inhabitants of the village of Pavlovka according to the All-Russian agricultural and land census of 1917 of the Tomsk province of the Zmeinogorsk district of the Pospelikha volost. We analyzed what names our fellow villagers had at the beginning of the 20th century. According to the list - 136 people, different names - 62.

The most popular names were Ivan, Vasily, Stepan, Fedor, Grigory, Maxim. Among the rare names there are such as Nestor, Lukyan, Leonty, Ilya,

Panteleimon, Milentius, Athanasius, Abraham, Luke and others. 30 male names for the modern villager have already been lost. They began to call children by such names as Yegor, Ilya, Nikifor, Daniel, Anton. People with the surname Lukyantsev (on behalf of Lukyan), Leontiev (on behalf of Leonty), Markov (on behalf of Mark), Savelyev (on behalf of Savely) live in our village. By the way, a resident of the village of Lukyantsev was nicknamed Luka (by his last name).

A Russian proverb says: "It is not the name that makes the person beautiful, but the person's name." Indeed, a person is painted to a greater extent by his good deeds and deeds. I really want our planet to have more kindness, smiles and happiness. What does it mean to keep a name? Live with dignity so that the family is proud of you and your successes. It is necessary to increase the good glory of your family, surname, and this is the glory of the motherland, Fatherland, Fatherland. By your name and your life ... Precisely, by the name of life, and not by the name of life.

There is a wonderful family dynasty of Kruzhkovs in our village. There are five children in the family: Polina, Vera, Valya, Nadia, Mikhail. Their parents: Yakov Kondratievich and Fyokla Petrovna Kruzhkov. And the homeland is the village of Zhuravlikha. Good people, real hard workers. And the children were brought up in respect for people. The names Jacob and Thekla are the most common for that time. The most reliable names were Vera and Nadezhda, because they contain hope for a better future. All the children of the Kruzhkovs worked on the Zarya Altai collective farm: Mikhail is an engineer, now a farmer; Polina is a milkmaid; Valya - at various jobs; Faith is a seller; Nadezhda is a teacher of Russian language and literature. These people are respected by the inhabitants of our village. The children were given names according to the time and, to some extent, fashion: Victor, Vladimir, Ira, Sasha, Tatyana. But the name Vera is repeated in the family. There were also such names as Bogdan, Maxim.

The good family Kolomeets Nikifor Afanasyevich and Vera Vasilievna lives in the village. They brought up 8 children in labor, in respect for people. They carried and carry the glory of the family name: Andrey is an agronomist, head of large farms; Tanya is a teacher, now she is the chairman of the village administration; Lyuba is an accountant; Sergei is a machine operator, now a farmer.

In a large family, the traditions of the name are preserved: there is Ilya, Nikifor, Roman, Katya. Lisa. The twin girls received iconic names - Lyuba and Nadya. So a link was formed: mother Vera, daughters Lyubov and Nadezhda. In the family of Lyubov Nikiforovna - daughter Anyuta, grandchildren Pavlik and Alena. Grandmother, mother, children and grandchildren are very kind, affectionate, caring, we think that in their names there are many gentle sounds that caress the heart.

Deciphering the names, you learn the customs, traditions, prohibitions of your ancestors, in a word, you look in the mirror of history. This is very

An exciting activity! The name of our village Pavlovka is also connected with the name of the person. It goes down in history, at the beginning of the 20th century. And it was like this...

On a June day in 1908, the land surveyor Ivlev P.P. at a general meeting of citizens of Zagainovskaya Zaimka, he talked about the borders between Novichikha and Pospelikha. Here he also touched upon the question of how the inhabitants of the zaimoks would like to name their village. A.I. Petrov (the founder of the loan), after thinking, asked Ivlev: “Tell me, what is your name and patronymic, citizen land surveyor?” "What is it for?" Ivlev asked. Petrov said that it was necessary. Together we solve the issue of the land, but we don’t know your names and patronymics.” "Pavel Pavlovich," said Ivlev. Then Anton Pavlovich, addressing the audience, said: “I propose to name our future village Pavlovka. “The name is beautiful,” boomed in the crowd. And so, unanimously, in honor of the name of the land surveyor Pavel Pavlovich Ivlev, the village was named Pavlovka. That's what was written in the documents.

By last name, you can also establish the life path of the family. Surnames existed before, only called nicknames, nicknames. For example, the head of the family was called Yasha, and the children were Yashkins, the father was a blacksmith, and the children were Kuznetsovs. And it happened that the surname appeared as a nickname given by fellow villagers. For instance. Shcherbakov - Shcherbak - a nickname for those who found fault with the shortcomings of the goods and did not pay the required amount; Carpet - in the old days of those who amused people with a joke-joke. They called Koverey - people cover.

N.V. Gogol wrote: “There is no word that would be so bold, smart, so bursting out from under the very heart, so seething and vibrant, like the aptly said Russian word.”

These words of the great writer can not be better applied to such a phenomenon of the language as Russian nicknames. They were given to people by their relatives, neighbors. Moreover, the nicknames reflected some characteristic features inherent in this particular person. Having been fixed in surnames, these traits and features of distant ancestors have come down to our time. There is not a single name, surname that could not tell about its history. There were and continue to exist individual, school, family nicknames. They pass from generation to generation, from father to son, reflecting the way of life, occupation, as well as historical changes in society and the state.

The nicknames of schoolchildren are of great interest to the children themselves. We have collected materials by class. Asked students to remember their nicknames, the reason for their appearance. The question was raised: are there any patterns in the origin of nicknames? It turned out that among them the following groups can be distinguished:

1) Formed from the names of the bearers of nicknames: Sparrow (Vorobiev), Krot (Krotov), ​​Shishka (Shishaev), Stone (Kamensky), Shanchin (Shanchenko),

Purse (Koshelev), Fork (Vilkov), Polomoshka (Polomoshnova), Solodun (Malt), Oak (Dubovik) and others.

According to the external signs of a person: Wick (long), Bear (clumsy), Fire Bird (beautiful), Makhno (disheveled hair), Chinese (narrow eyes), Petrosyan (laughs all the time), Eared (big ears), Short (short stature ), Barrel (round), Meat (fat), Silent (talks little).

From the personal names of nickname bearers: Lenya (Alena), Gabriel (on behalf of Igor), Piekha (named Stas), Bear (named Misha), Tolyan (named Tolya), Anka the machine gunner (named Anna), Dionysus ( named Denis).

By character traits:

Professor (studies well), Petrosyan (laughs all the time).

5) Arising from a "foreign" name: Margela,
Saddam Hussein, Terminator, Toilet,
Marcello, Nicola (kvass of a healthy nation)
and etc.

6) Diminutives: Nurse, Monkey.

Naturally, this classification is very approximate, because some nicknames were formed for several reasons. Some nicknames have remained obscure in their origin.

“Nicknames at school are very common. My name is Nikolai Volkov. With a surname like that, I just can't help but have a nickname. When I was little, my name was Volchok. Now I am in the 11th grade, and the nickname has changed to Wolfhound. True, it is rude, but it sounds loud.

At school, one student is called Stos. He got this nickname from his father. Only the son is called Stasyonok. There are nicknames that come from the names of relatives, for example, Mitya, for an appearance very similar to his grandfather Dmitry. The origin of some of the nicknames is unknown: Onegin, Lemon, Broller and others. These examples testify to the diversity of the Russian language, full of secrets and mysteries.

“The name is the formula of fate. It is believed that the name reflects the life purpose of a person. The name of a person should correspond to the time in which he lives. The name should not cut the ear, attract undue attention. As a sign of love and respect, parents often give their children the names of grandparents. So they named me in honor of my own grandmother, Lyadgina Albina Grigorievna, my mother's mother. My name is Allah. There is such an assumption that descendants are able to repeat the fate of their namesakes, but I do not want this, because I believe that a person is individual and must live “his own” fate. My name is supposedly of German origin. The exact meaning of this name has not been established. Alla attracts people, first of all, by her dissimilarity to other girls, she is energetic, does not waste time in vain, makes only real plans and achieves their implementation. As a child, I did not like my name: I considered it short, boring. But now my opinion has changed. Only now I realized that the name Alla is beautiful. Listen: Allah. Alka, Alchonok, Alek... Beautiful! A name is what a person's life begins with, so parents should think carefully before choosing a name: after all, they choose the fate of their child.

Akishina Alla, 11th grade.

“A name is not just three letters. It is much larger and more significant. We live in a civilized world. Hard times have passed when a person, when asked: “What is your name?”, Only lowered his head and was silent.

My name is Nikolay. It is not the first in our family. They named me after my grandfather - Volkov Nikolai Fedorovich. When I was little I didn't

I thought about my name. Mom and dad love me very much, so they affectionately call Kolyunka, Bell, Nicolas. Now I'm an adult, which means only Nikolai. Nikolai is a common name, easy to remember, easy to communicate. Over time, I got used to the name, I like it: something strong, courageous is heard in it. It matches my character. Not without reason, its meaning is the conqueror of peoples. Of course, I'm not going to conquer peoples, but it's not in my rules to be in last place.

Goncharova Olga graduated from high school with excellent grades. Now she works in the city of Rubtsovsk in a kindergarten, writes poetry. Her mother's name is Nina Maksimovna. Here is a poem written by Olga:

Nin, lord of mighty Assyria,

I did not want to leave this world.

Your ancient name is beautiful

He bequeathed to his youngest daughter.

Who will tell you what your name means,

Unravel the hidden secret?

Time of time only brings her

I'll try. Suddenly - I guess?

Nina - mountain river

Running down a slope?

Ni-na - the rustle of leaves?

Gentle whisper of lovers?

Ni-na-nin! - ringing monist

On the dress of a happy bride.

No-no-n-na - the groan of two swords

In the battlefield

They called so young Georgian princesses.

No-na-no-na - in the mountains the shepherd sang ...

And, by the hand of a fanatic, smitten to death,

Griboyedov called his beloved ...

Maybe I guessed by accident?

The secret has not ceased to be a secret.

The eternal secret of the ancient name

my mother,

Goncharova Nina Maksimovna.

We would like to “say goodbye” to the names in verses, where we find deep thoughts about the incarnated name:

What's in a name?

It will die like a sad noise

Waves splashing on the distant shore,

Like the sound of the night in a deaf forest.

It's on a memento

Leave a dead trail like

Tombstone lettering pattern

In an unknown language.

What's in it? long forgotten

In new and rebellious unrest,

It won't give your soul

Memories are pure. Gentle.

But on the day of sorrow, in silence

Say it longingly:

Say: there is a memory of me,

There is a heart in the world where I live.

A.S. Pushkin

The study of the etymology of the name, surname, names of villages often leads not to answers, but to questions. Why is the lake near the school called Kuliev? Why do the villages around Pavlovka have such names: Zhuravlikha, Pokrovka, Gordyovka, Solonovka, Bald settlement, streets in Krasnoyarka Babskaya, Mesho

Any person bears his family name, its trace, seal: men - the name of their father, and women - their mother. But as soon as a woman is married, she must maintain the name and program of her husband. You can change the surname, a person is not as responsible for the surname as for his own name.

Even if a person changes his patronymic, his trace still remains. Even if the child does not know his true patronymic, it exists and acts in him. Patronymic is the greatest given, the greatest fatality that exists in names. As soon as the name of the father in our tradition turned into a patronymic, the alienation of children from their parents began and the problem of fathers and children appeared. The patronymic also does not depend on the person - through the patronymic, problems of the family are superimposed on life. They ask a person only for his name.

Nicknames, diminutive names, different transcriptions of names - this is disguise and mimicry, which help to adapt, give various forms and choices. The more various transcriptions and variants follow from the name, the more flexible and multidimensional it becomes. The fewer derivatives you can come up with for a name, the more monolithic this name is, the more fatal program it carries, the less multifaceted it is.

It matters a lot how common your name was at the time of your birth. Common, stereotypical names allow a person to advance only with the support of the team. People with rare names can advance not because of, but in spite of the environment. They just win on the opposition, on the opposition to society. These people should not blend in with the crowd. Conversely, people with common names should go in the public flow, then they can move forward. It happens that the name of a person was rare for some time, and then became common. Such a person is beginning to seem to be ignored.

Many Russian and non-Russian names are associated with ethical, moral concepts, or with metaphysical concepts, such as Sophia (wisdom), Hope, Faith, Love. The main thing in the life of a person with such a name is to fulfill the main myth, which shows a certain archetype, a prototype associated with this name.
Each person needs to treat their names reverently, delve into their roots, because this can unexpectedly be reflected in everyday life.

The name, like a sponge, absorbs the reflection of all its outstanding carriers. The name can act as a magnet or catcher for events associated with the bearers of this name. People who have made the right choice in life receive security from this, because the mythological essence of this name will be played in their lives. It is not safe to name a child after a defiled historical figure.

EDUCATION DEPARTMENT

ADMINISTRATION OF THE MUNICIAL DISTRICT STERLITAMAK DISTRICT

REPUBLIC OF BASHKORTOSTAN

Regional NPK "I am a researcher"

within the framework of the Small Academy of Sciences for schoolchildren

Sterlitamaksky district

RESEARCH

"WE AND OUR NAMES"

4th grade student

MOBU secondary school with. Pervomayskoe

Sterlitamaksky district

s.Pervomayskoe, st

Field, 3-1

Leader: primary school teacher

Antipova Irina Ilyinichna

MOBU secondary school with. Pervomayskoe

453164, Republic of Bashkortostan

Sterlitamaksky district

s.Pervomayskoe, st

Field 3-1

2015

C POSSESSION

INTRODUCTION

At the lesson of the Russian language, we studied the topic "Proper nouns". After studying the topic, I thought about why people have different names, why they called me Ekaterina, which means my name. I wanted to know more about my name and the names of my classmates.

Sosubject of study became the names of our class, andobject - name.

Objective: understand what the secret of the name is, and what is its meaning.

To study the material, I determinedobjectives of your research:

Learn the history of the origin of names..

Try to find out if the name affects the character of a person.

Learn the meaning of our class names.

Publish the reference book "Names of our class" and collect a collection of interesting information about names.

To solve the problems, I have identifiedresearch methods:

andstudying material with the help of encyclopedias, various printed publications, the Internet, projects of students in my class;

conversations with parents and students;

questioning;

own observations.

Job hypothesis: usage themeniis an integral part of history, culture and a natural form of communication between people.

Relevance the topic is due to the insufficient degree of study of the frequency of the use of names, as well as the validity of giving the child a particular name.

SECTION 1. FROM HISTORY

Names, names, names

in our speech are not accidental.

How mysterious is this country

So the name is a mystery and a mystery.

S. Marshak

1.1. The emergence of names

The name of a person arose a very long time ago. Even ancient people came up with a way to single out an individual from the crowd, to address him by name.

« Name" in Greek is "onoma", so all over the world the science of names is called onomastics.According to the dictionary of V.I. Dahl, we learned: "A name is a word that is called, it means an individual, a person."

Names in Ancient Russia were given unusually.

By external signs: Svetlana, Chernava, Kudryash

By character trait: Dobrynya, Silent, Jumper

In order of birth in the family: First, Second, Fifth, Eighth

By natural phenomena: Snowstorm, Znoynik, Snegurochka

On Christian holidays: Fasting, Meat-Eater

By time and place of appearance: Saturday, Winter, Road

By profession of parents: Rybak, Mukovoz, Kozhemyaka

The most unusual names: Nekras, Nemil, Fool, Nenash

These names did not mean that the person had these qualities; they had to deceive the evil spirit so that the child would not get sick.

And why then such names did not become? They were supplanted by foreign names that came with the Christian religion. For example, Ivan is a modified ancient name Jokanaan, meaning "God's gift." The name Alexander comes from Greece: it means "protector of people." Valentina is Latin for "daughter of a healthy, mighty man." These names were distributed among all European peoples, each remade them in their own way.

The name of a person is given once, at birth, and accompanies him all his life, recorded in official documents. We get used to considering our name as the closest word to us in our native language.

However, many do not know the meaning of names and do not even think about it. Each of us will say his name, but not everyone will be able to explain his meaning.

1.2. The role of the name in human life

Indeed, is there any meaning in the words that are our names? Naming babies at all times was considered as one of the most important rituals that provides a person with prosperity, health, and good luck in the future. Giving a child a name in honor of this or that saint, people assume, firstly, that the character of their son or daughter will resemble the personal characteristics of this righteous man, and secondly, that this saint will become a heavenly intercessor before God for this child. The name should be beautiful and sonorous, not very long and easy to pronounce, well combined with the surname and patronymic.

When we started writing the work, we read a lot about names. We learned that the choice of a child's name is influenced by family traditions, fashion trends, and national, religious roots, and even the political views of parents. The fashion for names should be discussed separately. This fashion is associated with a change in values ​​in generations. We were very surprised that children could be called names formed from other words.

Herethe most popular names of the 20s-30s:

. Velior - GREAT October Revolution

. Donera - Daughter of the New Era

. Gertrude - HEROINE OF LABOR

. Dazdrasmygda - LOVE THE BOOK Cities and Villages

. Lagshmiwara - Schmidt Camp in the Arctic

Starting from the 10th century and up to the 17th century, there was a tradition to give the child two names: a baptismal church name and a secular name. The most common names in the era of Christianity wereIvanandFedor.The names are also widespread.Peter, Paul, John, Alexei, Philip, Mark.Many of the baptismal names were of Hebrew origin, such as the names:Anna, JacobDaniel.

At the same time, only the church could give a name to a person. Only from 1917 it became possible to give a child any name without regard to the church.

SECTION 2. INFLUENCE OF THE NAME ON THE CHARACTER OF THE PERSON

The influence of a name on the character and fate of a person has been studied for a long time, but the mechanism of this influence is still not fully known.There are several theories that explain how the character is formed by the name of a person.

According tosocial theory, each name is a word in a language and has a specific meaning. In addition to its meaning, the name is "loaded" with information about the character and deeds of the great people who wore it.

According toemotional theory, the character of a person and his fate depend on how pleasant and melodious his name sounds for others: the more pleasant it sounds, the easier the character and the more favorable the fate.

Sound theorysays that each set of sounds irritates different parts of the cerebral cortex and causes a different reaction of a person to a particular name.

The fates of people whose names correspond to the traditions of the area where they were born and grew up are most favorable. On the contrary, a name that is unconventional for the society in which its bearer was born and grew up can seriously spoil a person’s character and determine the unfavorable course of his fate. In order to successfully choose a name for a child, you need to know what it means.

SECTION 3. NAMES OF OUR CLASS

Before the start of the work, a survey was conducted, in which 25 people took part.

Survey results.

The survey data showed that most students do not know the meaning of their own name, its origin. The results of the survey further strengthened us in the fact that the study of a person's name is an exciting process that is unlikely to leave anyone indifferent.

What are the names in our class?

A - Almaz, Amalia, Artyom

B - Vladislav

G - German, Gulsina

D - Dinara, Daria

E-Catherine

K - Camila, Christina

O - Oksana, Olesya

R - Rail, Ravil, Renata

F-Fidel

Thus, we will draw the following conclusions:

Each name occurs only once.

Most of all names with the letter "A" - 3, with the letter "R" -3

A study of the names of students in the class showed that Latin variants of names predominate - 5 and names of ancient Greek and Arabic origin - 3 each.In our class there are 2 Old Slavonic (Vladislav, Olesya), Hebrew (Ravil), Persian (Daria) (APPENDIX 2)

The survey also made it possible to answer the question - why or in whose honor are people named?

It turned out that

80% - were named by the names that were most popular at that moment;

11% were given names because they are rare;

9% could not answer this question.

I learned a lot about my name.

Here is what I found about my name on the Internet:

CONCLUSION

While doing research, we learned about the meaning and origin of our names, about the role of a name in a person's life. The name of a person is the fate of a person, which is why it is necessary for each of us to know the origin of the name, its interpretation and meaning. But no matter what names we bear, it depends only on us what trace our name will leave on earth. Our study allows us to draw the following conclusions:

Names are special words, each person has his own name.The name is given to the child at birth by his parents, based on their own beliefs and desires.

From my own observations, conversations with adults, I found out that the name leaves some imprint on the character of a person, but cannot determine and influence his fate.

Latin variants of names predominate in our class.

We have designed a dictionary reference book "Names of our class" (APPENDIX 3)

collected a piggy bank of interesting information about the names. (APPENDIX 4)

Thus, the study shows how interesting and relevant this topic is. The conclusions drawn in the work will attract the attention of both adults and children. The work on this topic will be continued and supplemented with new data.

LITERATURE

1. Borisova Yu.S. All secrets of the name. - M.: Mir knigi, 2009.

2. Golanova E.I. How do words come about? - M., 1989.

3. Gorbanevsky M.V. In the world of names and titles. - M., 1983.

4. Suslova A.V., Superanskaya A.V. About Russian names. - Lenizdat, 1991

MBOU Zatonskaya secondary school

Research:

"A name in a person's life"

(research work on the surrounding world)

Completed by: Student 3 "B" class

Trifonova Kira

Scientific adviser:

Kulikova M. N.

(primary school teacher)

P. Commemoration of the Paris Commune 2016

Introduction.

Hypothesis………………………………………………………………………….. 3

The purpose and objectives of the research work……………………………………3

2. History of names……………………………………………………………………..4

Sociological research. Questioning in 3 "B" class…………4-5.

The practical part of the work. Sociological research……………5-6..

The meaning of our names…………………………………………………………….6.

Conclusion…………………………………………………………………………………6-7.

Sources used……………………………………………………8…

Introduction.

I want to start my speech with riddles:

You are given, and people use it? (Name)

What can't a person live without? (Name)

The theme of our research work is "Name in a person's life"

Relevance of research work.

The name of a person is one of the most important components of his personality.

A name is a personal name given to a person at birth.

“What is your name? “- with this phrase, acquaintance with each student who was brought to school begins.

It is at a young age that the process of realizing the name takes place, which continues throughout life.

Hypothesis: We assumed that the fate and character of a person depends on his name.

Target: learn about the role of a name in a person's life, reveal the secrets of the names of class students.

Tasks:

1. Find out how the names came about? Why did they come up with names?

2. Find out if the guys in my class know the meaning of their name and the history of its origin.

3. Learn the names of elementary school students.

We are accustomed to call each person by name. What does the word "name" mean?

We tried to define the concept of "name" with the help of reference literature. According to the dictionary of V.I. Dahl: "A name is a word that is called, it means an individual, a person." According to the explanatory dictionary of S. Ozhegov, we found several meanings of the word "name": 1 . A person's personal name given at birth. 2. Surname, family name. 3 Personal fame; 4. Famous, famous person. 5. Name of the object, phenomenon.

In Russia, the priest offered names from the church calendar.

2.History of names

Our ancestors treated names very carefully.

They believed that the name has a certain mysterious power that can help him, or maybe harm him.

Therefore, the choice of a name was of great importance and was regarded as a rite.

The history of the emergence of Russian names:

In appearance, character: Guba, Shumilo, Pervusha.

Protective names, joys: Rottooth, Onchutka, Zhdan, Lyubava.

Time and place of appearance: Saturday, Winter, Road

Profession of parents: Catfish, Mukovoz.

The names are not random. Parents give a name with the hope that the child will be beautiful and happy. Often the name is dedicated to one of the beloved relatives, from the heroes of their time. Parents want the best qualities of people of the previous generation to be transferred to the child with a name.

3.Practical part of the project

What do the guys in my class know about their names? There are 13 students in our class. And there is not a single name that would be repeated.

3. Sociological study "Questioning in 3" B "class

Questionnaire Questions

What does my name mean?

Do you like your name?

a) yes; b) no; c) not very much.

Why?

Why does a person need a name?

Survey results in my class

What does my name mean?

know - 5; do not know - 8.

Do you like your name?
yes - 10; no - 0; not very good - 3.

Why?

“Yes” - “a wonderful and good name”, “sounds and is pronounced beautifully”, “kind and affectionate”, “happy”.
"Not really" - "I want another name."

Why does a person need a name?
“To understand who is called to the board”, “call another person”, “not to get confused”.
Difficult to answer - 4 people.

Conclusion: Not all students in our class know the meaning of their name.

Sociological research:

4. “What are the names in the primary grades of our school?”

Our school has 7 elementary grades. Total pupils in primary school-126

Girls

1st place: Dasha, Ekaterina - 5

2nd place: Anastasia - 4

3rd place: Victoria, Alina, Valeria - 3

boys

1st place: Dmitry-9

2nd place: Artem - 7

3rd place: Kirill, Alexander-6

The following names are rare

Girls

Boys

Elena

Kristina

Kira

Svyatoslav

Ramil

Matvey

Eve

Diana

barbarian

Yaroslav

Yuri

Prokhor

Yana

Ulyana

Love

Nicholas

novel

Vyacheslav

Yaroslav

Svetlana

Olga

Ruslan

Vitaly

Victor

Hope

Irina

Arina

Evgeniy

Evelina

Names of students in grade 3 "B"

Dmitry (9)

Michael(2)

Yaroslav(1)

Tatiana(2)

Sergey(3)

Vasilisa (2)

Denis(2)

Maxim(5)

Christina (1)

Roman (1)

Artyom (7)

Daria (5)

Kira (1)

5. What do our names mean?

I learned the meaning of my classmates' names. The meaning of the names are presented on the slide.

We came to the conclusion:

Kira, Roman, Vasilisa, Christina, Yaroslav, Sergey (the meaning of the name completely coincided with the character traits).

Dmitry, Mikhail, Tatyana, Maxim, Artyom, Daria (partial coincidence of the meaning of the name with character traits).

Denis (the meaning of the name did not coincide with the character traits).

6.Conclusions.

1. We learned the meaning of the names of our classmates.

2. Having studied the meanings of names, we came to the conclusion that for 6 students the meaning of the name coincided with character traits, for 6 students the meaning of the name partially coincided with character traits, for 1 student it did not match.

3. Learned to work with various sources of information.

4. They learned how to present the results of their work in the form of publications, diagrams.

Our research work invites everyone to think about their names. After all, they are given to a person only once. The name is given to the child at birth by his parents. It is in the hands of every person to create a good reputation for his name.

Whatever names we wear, we always remain the masters of our destiny. It depends only on us what trace our name will leave on earth.

"It's not the name that makes the man, but the man's name."

I hope that when we grow up, our names will be known for good deeds.

7. Sources used:

Literature:

1. Dal V.I. Explanatory Dictionary of the Living Great Russian Language: In 4 volumes - St. Petersburg, 1863-1866.

2.
2008; M.: Onyx

3. Tupikov N. M. Dictionary of Old Russian personal proper names, St. Petersburg, 1903

4.Higir A. Encyclopedia of names. Name, character, destiny. – M.: Eksmo, 2005.

Internet resources:

Presentation templatehttp :// aida . ucoz . en

Research work of grade 9 students on the topic: "What do our names mean?"

Introduction.

Practical part.

1. We conducted a small sociological study within our class and found out what names the girls and boys of our class have and their prevalence. We picked up information about the origin and meaning of our names from the Internet.

The meaning of names.

Anita means "mercy, grace"(this is a translation from Hebrew).
Nervous, irritable and stubborn children, subject to infectious diseases. At school, teachers often complain about her - Anita is a shrew, likes to insist on her own, argue on any occasion, not recognizing authorities.
In general, Anita's character is rather masculine, although she inherits it from her mother. Outwardly, the girl looks like her father and is attached to him more than to her mother, treats him with great tenderness.
Anita is a leader by nature and demands to be obeyed unconditionally in everything. If she fails, she loses her temper. She is very independent and independent, in any difficult life situation she will be able to stand up for herself. He goes in for sports a lot, but does not achieve noticeable success. Some of them are gifted with great musical ability, they manage to excel in this area. The most complex and quarrelsome nature of the "winter" Anit.

Tatyana - "lady"(Greek)
Nervous, unbalanced. With exaggerated self-esteem. Self-serving, can be insidious and evil.
Life with her is not easy. The mood quickly changes from unbridled fun to deep depression, and then everyone around you needs to stay away from it. Constantly requires increased attention. It gives the impression of a too self-confident person, and only an experienced eye can determine that she is only throwing dust in her eyes.
Parents should strictly control the behavior of this girl. Tanya is restless, mobile and fickle. From childhood, she must be taught discipline.
She should only be a leader, and if this role is occupied, she will build intrigues with gossip and unsightly situations.
She often makes decisions too quickly. It's hard to get bored in her company. She is extremely charming.
Health is generally good, but often one's own carelessness leads to accidents, due to a careless attitude towards oneself.

Makar - "blissful"(Greek).
He is balanced, able to solve problems in an extraordinary way. Quite secretive and reveals itself only under severe stress. Tactful, not amenable to other people's influence, confident in his innocence. He has a strong will, but this manifests itself only in extreme cases. He never splashes out emotions, in a fit of anger he knows how to manage feelings. Objective.
He is a diligent pupil and student. Parents do not have to make much effort raising this boy. He himself knows what he should do, and takes responsibility for his own destiny.
Carefully chooses a specialty. He only takes on the work in which he is competent. He knows perfectly well what he is striving for, and stubbornly goes to the goal. Not curious. Selfless. Generously gives others love and sensitivity. High moral.
Makar's health since childhood has not been anything special. Makar deliberately does not allow himself to relax and get sick. He clearly learns that to achieve the goal you need to be in good health, and strives for this.

Name Paul comes from the Latin word paulus, meaning "little".
He is a kind and sympathetic child. With great desire will take care of a younger brother or sister. Will never overstep the bounds of what is permitted.
Capable of empathy, sympathy. People trust him with their secrets. Pavel is inclined to philosophize and often chooses a profession according to his calm nature. Colleagues at work will appreciate Pavel's diligence, reliability and ability to come to the rescue of a friend at any time.
He does his job in such a way that he does not need to be forced or forced.

Conclusion: Having studied the information about the meaning of our names, we came to the conclusion that not in all cases our character traits coincide with the meaning of our names.

2. Conducted a sociological study names of school students. We found information about the origin and meaning of the most common names of school students.

The meaning of names.

Elena - bright, shining(Greek).
Too excitable and receptive. Overly impressionable, especially when it comes to personal life. Lena has an innate sense of beauty. But you can not let this little girl play the role of a princess in the family.
Elena is imposing, prone to laziness, she has a slow reaction. Likes to procrastinate. It needs constant home warmth and attention - without them, it withers.
Feels good only in his own world. Dreams of honors, palaces and princes. Passionate about jewelry. Elena needs luxury, rich admirers, as she herself is eccentric and often stays in a fictional world. Intuition serves her life principles, although in life she is a passionate intriguer and liar.

Irina name means - "peace, tranquility"(Greek meaning)
Since childhood, Irina has been distinguished by independence and determination. More drawn to dad than to mom.
Mom's chores in the kitchen will prefer the repair of dad's car. She studies well, it does not require much effort from her. Soberly approaches the assessment of the world around her. He likes to read detective novels, science fiction, attends sports clubs. Not sentimental, on the contrary, somewhat harsh. To see Irina crying over the suffering of the heroes of an Indian film is a rarity. Sociable, Irina easily finds a common language with strangers. The company behaves uninhibited.
Direct and sharp in judgments.

Alexander - "courageous defender"(Greek).
He is always decisive, smart, witty and sociable. But often he is quick-tempered, impudent, sharp, does not respect the boundaries of decency. Whoever tries to influence him from a position of strength, the path does not count on success.
He has a vivid imagination and incredible curiosity. Justifies his actions and deeds in advance, especially when he deserves condemnation. At first glance, he has remarkable willpower, and he can make every effort to achieve the goal, but there is still a certain amount of doubt and shakiness in his determination. He is afraid of the unknown, often and unreasonably afraid of failure.
The speed of Alexander's reaction to events is so great that sometimes it takes the form of an escape from unwanted situations. And then he even gives the impression of a frivolous person. It is difficult to understand him, he is too independent, although he strives for a haven where he would find care and security. The true face is revealed only after actions that are contrary to moral standards. Friendship perceives deeply, often passionate love grows into a strong friendship.
Alexander's health is not very strong. Easily overtired.

Man's name Dmitriy - in honor of Demeter - the goddess of fertility and agriculture (Greek).
In early childhood, Dima is prone to frequent colds; does not tolerate high temperatures well. Dmitry looks like a mother. He loves to philosophize on abstract topics; a desperate debater who does not know how to listen to others.
Unyielding, always insisting on his own. It is difficult to communicate with him, but not without interest. He loves company, he has many friends; friends only condescendingly chuckle at his harmless stubbornness. At work, as a rule, he has many well-wishers and even patrons. Most often Achieves success in the service, becomes a good specialist in various fields.
Dmitry prefers travel.

3. We then looked at list of employees of our school. We found information about the origin and meaning of common names among school employees.

The meaning of names.

Olga - "bright", holy, great.(scand.)
Olga is serious, thoughtful, but very vulnerable and touchy. She is proud, but this is manifested mainly in a tendency to self-criticism and even envy. However, she is ashamed of this impure feeling and tries to hide it even from herself, compensating with very kind deeds. Olga is very feminine, takes care of her appearance, dresses extraordinarily carefully.
She is a faithful wife, she cooks well, but she prefers going to the cinema or visiting an exhibition with her husband and children to chores in the kitchen.
Olga loves children and can make friends with them.
Work for her is sometimes armor, sometimes a provocation, but always a passion! Olga does not agree with the prevailing opinion that women play a secondary role in life. Doctors, nurses, politicians or public figures, business leaders - they are all! They have a heightened sense of responsibility.

Albina - "white"(lat.)
Albina is like her father in everything, and her character should be judged by her patronymic, but at the same time, one should not forget about those features that are inherent in Albina herself.
She is stubborn and principled. Unusually devoted to her children. Most of the time, she is happy with the marriage. Despite the fact that her husband often turns out to be a cunning person, Albina, as they say, is on her mind. But for her in the family, everything is decided by children. For them, she is ready for anything.
Choose a specialty to your liking. Albina cannot do what she doesn't like. Its performance depends on the mood and on peace of mind, stability in family relationships. Among friends, she prefers to see men. She is close to their hobbies and interests. Albina loves hockey, visits the stadium with pleasure, watches football matches. She also likes running.

Tatyana - "lady"(Greek)
Adult Tatyana is quite stubborn and domineering, she knows what she wants and does not like objections. She will always try to stand her ground. Will cope well with any work, especially if it happens in front of the immediate supervisor; being the boss herself, she has a habit of pulling subordinates, "putting" them in their place.
In public, artistic, egocentric. At home, she is somewhat despotic, shouting at her family. In family life, she is often unhappy, as she seeks to lead her husband and at the same time wants a strong, courageous person next to her. She doesn't have many friends.
Tanya loves to dress fashionably, but, not possessing great imagination, she usually pays a lot of money for ready-made clothes. Lover of home canning, thrifty. In the family, he often initiates repairs, alterations, rearrangements of furniture.
With age, more tolerance appears in the character of these women, which has a positive effect on family relationships. He does not like to complain to his girlfriends "about life." She cannot stand monotony, long trips, travel are her passion.

Alexander - "courageous defender"(Greek).
Alexander is a business man. Sober-minded, slightly ironic, easy to communicate with people, kind and cordial. By temperament, most often - a sanguine. An excellent athlete, most of all Alexander is fond of football.
Talented. Among the Alexandrovs there are many brilliant poets, generals, and scientists. The range of application of their abilities is very wide. However, he is rarely satisfied with what he has achieved. Attentive to women, but never opens up to them. For his wife, he always remains a mystery.
A good leader, but a lot depends on his patronymic. For example, it is undesirable for Alexander Nikolayevich to occupy a leading position, he is powerful and unpredictable.
Alexander is straightforward, proud, never humiliated.

There are many words in the world - good and bad, but for each person there is only one word that more than all others causes various emotional experiences, the word that is most favorable to his soul - his own name.

In the course of their work, they arrived at the following conclusion :
1. The child does not take part in choosing his name.
2. Not in all cases, our character traits match the meaning of our names.
3. Having completed all the tasks of our study, we can say that our hypothesis was confirmed: from our own observations we found out that the name leaves some imprint on the character of a person, but cannot determine and influence his fate.