A person's need for a personal name and the complexity of its study have founded a separate, independent science - anthroponymics. The name of a person, in addition to practical, cultural, historical and ethical significance, has a deeper, esoteric character.
Science studies names
Anthroponymics as a special science that studies the names of people originated in 1887. Its name was suggested by the Portuguese scientist J. Leite Vasconselva. Translated from the ancient Greek anthroponymics means: "anthropos" - a person and "onoma" - a name.
Anthroponymics is a very multifaceted social science. The object of her study is the anthroponym - a person's personal name, as well as anthroponymy - the interaction of these names.
This science is based on the study of the patterns of use of the name, its origin, the totality of individual components (surname, patronymic, pseudonym, nickname). In addition, she explains the connection of the name with human qualities, religion, with the history of a person - his genealogy, national identity of a person, profession and type of his activity, geographical and historical origin.
What's in a name
A person's name is characterized in terms of astrology, numerology, letter composition, correspondence of the name to the place of residence and date of birth. Of great importance in anthroponymy is the compatibility of names and the choice of a name for a newborn.
For example, according to the Buddhist or Jewish faith, newborns cannot be named after deceased relatives or tragically perished people.
Parapsychologists say that names can be lucky - they bring good luck, and vice versa. And scientists-astrologers are sure that with the help of a person's name it is possible to find and eliminate the causes of ailments and poor health, by the name it is possible to determine the purpose of a person and his further life position.
Scientists in the field of anthroponymy
A non-standard scientific method in the study of a person's name was developed by a scientist, Doctor of Chemical Sciences, Doctor of Astrology Felix Kazimirovich Velichko, currently he is the chief consultant of the Horoscope magazine. His method is based on the study of the semantic and emotional shade of each letter of a person's name with their subsequent original calculation.
A great contribution to this science was made by the Russian scientist and theologian Florensky Pavel Alexandrovich, who published the philosophical work "Names" at the beginning of the 20th century.
Special attention should be paid to the books of Boris Yuryevich Khiger - professor, academician, doctor of psychological sciences, who wrote about 40 books devoted to the study of the name and its influence on the character and fate of a person.
