Guess the riddle.
What belongs only to
you but used more
often by others?
Name given at birth
750000
Names in the world
The longest name
consists of
1,478 letters.
The shortest name
is
U-a Chinese name.
What’s in your name?
The hypothesis is:
If a person knows the
origin of his name he can
adapt his life to its
meaning.
The aims are:
1. to enlarge students’ scope by
studying some facts about giving
names.
2. to motivate students’ curiosity
and develop their desire to know
the meanings of the names.
3. to master English by learning,
watching, studying information.
We used the following
methods:
1.reading special literature.
2.watching TV programmes.
3.analysis, synthesis.
4.questionnaire, survey.
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Chrysippus
(about
281-209
years BC)
Anthroponomy
«Anthropos»-people
«onim»-name
In many cultures, the child was
given two names:
Anna Maria
Mark Joseph
Elena Edward
In the Indian tribes a young man learned his real name in
the day
of recognition of his age.
Zeus
Aphrodite
The ancient Greeks gave the child the of gods
Naming in Kazakhstan
The Turkish names
«Aynur»(Ay Nur)- « Moon Light»
«Aigul(Ay Chug) » - « Moon Flower»
Amangeldy- “To come back
alive”
Kyztumas- “Not to give birth
for girls”
Kotibar- “he has a butt”
Sasikbaj- “smelly baj”
Men’s names are often ended on
–baj, -bey, -khan.
Women’s names are often ended
on -ghul, -nur.
The Arabic names
Al-Iskander (Alexander of Macedon)
Giving a name
in Russia
Dobromila
Radomir
“slav”
Vyacheslav
Jaroslav
Borislav
Svyatoslav
After the revolution
names:
Vilen
Oktyabrina
Idea
Giving a name in Britain
David Williams
Margaret Thatcher
Sean-same as John;
Liam-same as William;
Seamus-same as James;
Seanna-same as Joanna.
Many Irish surnames begin with
O’… ‘from the family of’;
Fitz…
Mac…
meaning ‘son of’
Kil…
Gil…
O’Brien
MacDonald
O’Neil
Kilmartin
So many countries
so many names.
As you name a ship
so it floats.
TABLE 1
QUESTIONNAIRE
Name__________________________
age_______________
Yes
No
1. Do you like your name?
2. Do you know its meaning?
3. If yes, does you character reflect its meaning?
4. What is your favourite male’s name?
5. What is your favourite female’s name?
TABLE 2
Do you like your name?
100%
80%
60%
40%
20%
0%
Yes
No
TABLE 3
Do you know its meaning?
80%
70%
60%
50%
Yes
40%
30%
20%
10%
0%
No
The most
favourite
male names
Dmitrij
Timur
The most
favourite
female names
Ekaterina
Aisulu
We analyzed 534 names of
students and 50 names of
school staff and stated that…
the most often used Kazakh
names
Female names
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
Malika – 7 persons
Karina – 5 persons
Dana – 5 persons
Kamilla – 4 persons
Aigerim – 4 persons.
Male names
1.Iljyas – 4 persons
2.Alisher – 4 persons
3.Timur – 4 persons
4. Nail’ – 3 persons
5. Dias – 3 persons
the most often used Russian
names
Female names
1.Anastasiya – 19 persons
2.Ekaterina – 13 persons
3.Darya – 10 persons
4.Alina – 10 persons
5.Anna – 9 persons
Male names
1.Nikita – 10 persons
2,Vladislav – 8 persons
3.Dmitrij – 6 persons
4.Aleksandr – 6 persons
5.Danil – 5 persons
The top names and their
meanings:
Anastasia- return to life
Nikita-winner
Malika-the queen, princess
Ilyas-the power of Allah
It is also interesting to note
that there are a lot of singled
and unusual names such as
Zlata
“golden, honey”
Milena- sweet, tender.
Savva
“Sagittarius”
The name is the
to a human soul
Thank you for your
attention!