Development of the Croatian Ethnonym in the North Croatian Regions in the Early Modern Era

Cilj je rada istražiti načine uporabe imena koja su hrvatski autori ranog novovjekovlja rabili pri imenovanju svog naroda, jezika i pisma, ponajviše hrvatskoga i slovinskog, ali jednako tako i ilirskog, dalmatinskog i bosanskog. U tu su svrhu analizirana ponajviše pisana djela tog razdoblja, jer samo su kroz njih autori mogli svoja viđenja prenijeti širim slojevima puka. Rad istražuje sjevernohrvatske prostore, no kako je tamošnji razvoj nužno uvjetovan stavovima i idejama prethodnika, u obzir je uzeta i glagoljaška tradicija, hrvatski protestanti, ozaljski književni krug, kao i istaknuti pojedinci poput Jurja Križanića ili Franje Glavinića. Od autora sa sjevernohrvatskih prostora najviše je pak pozornosti posvećeno Jurju Mulihu i Matiji A. Reljkoviću. Analizirani su ponajviše nazivi za jezik i narod, ali su počesto iznošene i druge ideje autora, primjerice o etnogenezi, valjanijem pravopisu, poželjnom jedinstvu u pisanju, porijeklu glagoljice itd. Rad također ispituje povijesno ozračje u kojem se pojavljuju ideje o slavenstvu ili ilirstvu, kao i povijesne okolnosti koje su uvjetovale uporabu različitih imena ili pak promjene pri toj uporabi (kao u poznatom seljenju hrvatskog etnonima s juga na sjever). U zaključku rada iznesena je pretpostavka (potkrijepljena navodima u tekstu) o postojanju svijesti o jedinstvu hrvatskog naroda i jezika u ranom novovjekovlju, iako taj jedinstveni narod nije uvijek nazivan hrvatskim imenom. Također, izneseno je da ta svijest nije bila proširena u širim slojevima naroda, baš kao što se ne može govoriti o strogim standardima hrvatskog jezika tog vremena jer je i jedno i drugo još uvijek prilično mutno i ovisi ponajviše o autoru-pojedincu.The aim of the paper is to examine the use of names that Croatian authors in the Early Modern era applied to their people, language and alphabet, primarily the Croatian and Slovin (Slavonian) names, but also the Illyrian, Dalmatian and Bosnian names. With this aim in mind, mostly written works from this period are analysed, since only in these could the authors communicate their own views to the broader populace. The paper examines the North Croatian regions. However, due to the fact that development in these areas was necessarily conditioned by the opinions and ideas of precedents, the Glagolitic tradition, Croatian Protestants, the "Ozalj circle", and exceptional individuals such as Juraj Križanić and Franjo Glavinić, are also discussed. Among the authors from North Croatia, particular attention is given to Juraj Mulih and Matija A. Reljković. For the most part, names used to indicate the people and their language are reviewed. Nevertheless, some other ideas of the authors concerned are also presented, for example their views on ethnogenesis, correct orthography, preferable unity in the writing system, on the origin of the Glagolitic script, etc. The paper also investigates the historical atmosphere in which ideas on Slavism or Illyrism appeared, as well as the historical conditions that affected the use of different names, or else changes in their use (as in the case of the migration of the Croatian ethnonym from the South to the North). The paper concludes by confirming that in the Early Modern era there already existed an awareness of the oneness of the Croatian people and language, although this was not always expressed explicitly through the use of the Croatian ethnonym. Likewise, this awareness was not extended to all levels of the people, just as one cannot speak of fixed standards for the Croatian language at that time. Both these aspects were at the time still quite foggy and dependent mostly on individual authors