On some recent studies about the etymology of the name Hrvat

This article comments on several recent studies about the etymology of the ethnonym Croat. It especially focuses on the theory of the Iranian origin of the Croats and their name. The dilettantism of certain authors (Vidovic, Curie, Heres) is sharply criticized for dealing with linguistic, particularly onomastic problems without any philological grounding. The article also summarizes the views of other authors concerning the origin of the name Croat, such as Menges, Kunstmann, Schuster-Sewc, Trubacov, Gluhak etc