THE NAME: A MARK IN CONFIGURING AND “DISTANCING” IDENTITY

Anthroponomy, the science that studies personal names (surnames, fi rst names, farther names, mother names, nicknames, pseudonyms) is one of the most important, if not the primary “source” of a nation’s identity. Anthroponomical system acts as an interface of self-defi nition images and representations which, reported to the specifi c context in which they took birth, turn into marks of identity, illustrating the economic and social reality, customs, traditions, the level of culture, religion, likes and dislikes at a certain moment or in a certain period of time. Perpetuation of national anthroponomy ought to become a priority for each generation in order to preserve our national identit