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DL VIENO LINKMEN PARAPIJOS OIKONIMO PERKLIMO On
he ans e o an Oikonym om Linkmenys Pa ish
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The a icle examines he his o y o he de elopmen o he name o he p esen -day illage o Mei on, loca ed on
he e i o y o he municipali y and sena e o he Ignalina dis ic . I is clea om he insc ip ions in he
sou ces o he 16 h-18 h cen u ies ha his oikonima can be assigned o he g oup o ans e ed place names,
because i was o iginally called he o he illage […] cu en Ripaičiai, loca ed in he old Linkmenų municipali y o
Ignalina dis ic . Only om he beginning o he 18 h cen u y does i begin o be called a con empo a y se lemen ,
whose o iginal name was *An ad ingiai o pan. Resea ch indica es ha he p ocess o ans e ing he oikonimo
ends in he second hal o he 18 h cen u y. Such damage o he names o se lemen s is indica ed by he
desc ip ions o he se lemen s in he his o ical sou ces, he analysis o he an h oponyms o se lemen s and
he use o a ian s o eponyms in documen s o pas cen u ies. Analyzing he his o ical ma e ial, he aim is no
only o es ablish he ac o he ans e o he name o he place o esidence, bu also o desc ibe his case in
he b oade con ex o esea ch on ans e ed place names, o emphasize i s peculia i y. Conside a ion is also
gi en o he easons why such an a ypical ans e phenomenon could ha e occu ed. ESMINIAI WORDS: Li huanian
place names, oikonimų aida, ans e ed names o se lemen s, names o illages *An ad ingiai, Méi onys, Ripáičiai.
This is a e y impo an poin .
The a icle examines he his o ical de elopmen o he name o he p esen -day illage o Mei oni, loca ed in he
e i o y o he Ignalina Dis ic Municipali y and elde ship. An analysis o eco ds om 16 h-18 h cen u y sou ces
e eals ha his oikonym can be classi ied as a ans e ed oponym, since i o iginally e e ed o a di e en
illage, he p esen -day Ripaičiai, si ua ed in he Linkmenys elde ship o he Ignalina Dis ic Municipali y. I was only
om he beginning o he 18 h cen u y ha he p esen -day se lemen began o be e e ed o by his name. In
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con as , i s o iginal name was *An ad ingiai o a simila one. Resea ch da a indica es ha he p ocess o oikonym
ans e was comple ed in he second hal o he 18 h cen u y. This ype o change in se lemen names is e idenced
by desc ip ions o illage loca ions in his o ical sou ces, he analysis o se lemen an h oponymy, and he use o
oikonym a ian s in documen s om pas cen u ies. The analysis o his o ical ma e ial aims no only o es ablish he
ac o he ans e o oponyms, bu also o desc ibe his case wi hin he b oade con ex o esea ch on
ans e ed oponyms and o highligh i s dis inc i e ea u es. The s udy also o e s conside a ions on he possible
easons behind he eme gence o such an a ypical case o oponym ans e .
KEYWORDS: Li huanian oponyms, oikonym de elopmen , ans e ed se lemen names, illage names
The An ad ingis, he Méi ons and he Ripaičiai.
1.The ollowing able is inse ed:
In oponymy, he e a e many known cases whe e he names o o he places a e ans e ed
o he names o a ious places. The oponyms ans e ed o ano he place a e called
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ans e ences. The space o he ans e o Vie namese names is e y di e se: hese
names may ha e o igina ed on di e en con inen s, in di e en coun ies, o in se e al
places in he same coun y. Well, i is possible o dis inguish wo mos common ways o
ans e ing oponyms. One o hem is ela ed only o he ans e o he place names
hemsel es o o he places. In hese cases, i is p ima ily based on he cha ac e is ics o he
meaning o place names, he associa i e simila i y o he places named. Such ans e ed
place names o en a ise om he names o uni e sally known places in he wo ld (land,
coun ies, ci ies, and o he geog aphical objec s). Thei mo i a ion may be ela ed o
simila i ies in na u al, social, his o ical, cul u al, poli ical ea u es, memo ials, and o he
hings. The e a e also a numbe o place names ha ha e been o med in his way. Fo
example, in Poland, he mos common oikonimai (names o illages and hei pa s) a e P ague
(38), Ko ea (37), Sakhalin (31), Ame ica (23), Rzym, Uk aine (a e 14), Pa is, Sibe ia (a e 13),
Węg y (12), Canada (11), Ka pa y, Made a (a e 9), Be hlehem, Kalwa ia, Kapkaz, Pales ine
(a e 8), Wenecja (7) and so on (Ru kiewicz-Hanczewska: 2019 3738). The names o La ian
se lemen s ha , oge he wi h he names o o he objec s, a e also called exo ic, a eling,
mos ly happy om o eign ci ies, coun ies, egional names: Ame ica, Bulga ia, Egyp , I aly,
Uk aine, Pales ine, Rome, Venice, Pa is, Be lin, Wa saw, Moscow and so on. (Balode 2021: 161 […]
173) In Li huania, a leas a ew dozen o icially used ans e ed oikonums a e coun ed:
Amè ika, k. P n, A ãbija, s. Ml , Flio eñcija, k. Rs, Kaukãzas, k. Kn, Loñdonas, k. Jon,
Madagaskã as, k. Z , Pa ĩžius, k. Jon, Š eicã ija, k. Jon, V lnius, k. Kp, and o he s. (Vanagas 1988:
1617). Ano he me hod o eloca ion is ela ed no only o he eloca ion o locals, bu also o
he mig a ion o inhabi an s. A la ge o small e hnic g oup o people, when hey change hei
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place o esidence, hey
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In Onomas ic e minology, he e m " ansla ed name" e e s o a wo d ha has been ansla ed om one
objec o ano he , such as Pa is nea Sama kand, New Yo k nea Luhansk, and many place names such as Be lin
o Heidelbe g in he Uni ed S a es. The ans e o a place name om one geog aphical objec o ano he is
called a place name ans e (Podolskaya 1978: 110). The onima, which a ose by ans e ing i om ano he
ca ego y o eal wo ds, is also called a ansonym (Gałkowski 2024).
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In some places, he e m "mig a ion" e e s o he mig a ion o people om one place o ano he , o o he
mig a ion o people om one place o ano he . The EECR 18.
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I also b ings wi h i he names o a ious places, mainly se lemen s, in he o me e i o y.
Such poli ical and economic ac o s ha e inspi ed he mig a ion o popula ions and locali ies om
one con inen o ano he , om one coun y o ano he . Especially la ge lows o mig a ion o
people o di e en na ionali ies ha e been eco ded om Eu ope o No h and Sou h Ame ica in
di e en pe iods o his o y. Fo example, i is claimed ha om he 18 h cen u y o he
beginning o he 20 h cen u y he e was an in ensi e mig a ion o he Sco ish popula ion o he
e i o y o p esen -day Canada. In he la e 18 h and ea ly 19 h cen u ies, se lemen s in No a
Sco ia and P ince Edwa d Island we e la gely o med by mig an s om Uppe Sco land and he
Wes e n Isles, so mos place names ecall hose in hose pa s o Sco land, while in he emaining
a eas mos o he se lemen s we e mo ed om Lowe Sco land. A s udy o Finnish mig a ion
o he Uni ed S a es ound ha he e a e places in he s a e o Minneso a named a e Finnish
illages o o he places (Kaups 1966: 377-397). The phenomena o he mig a ion o Old Whi e peoples'
place names can be aced o he names o he illages ixed on he no he n peninsula o Semba,
Sudau, Sudniken, which may ha e a isen due o he mig a ion o he Sudu in he 13 h cen u y:
om his o ical sou ces i is known ha he c usade s, who supp essed he G ea P ussian
Up ising, in 1283 and la e ans e ed almos 3000 sudu om he se e ely des oyed Semba o Semba. This Regula ion shall en e in o o ce on he wen ie h day ollowing ha o i s publica ion in he O icial Jou nal o he Eu opean Union.
The Commission conside s ha he aid is compa ible wi h he in e nal ma ke wi hin he meaning o A icle 107 (3) (c) o he T ea y.
I is wo h no ing ha place names, especially he names o se lemen s, could also be
ans e ed due o in e nal mig a ion, i.e. he mig a ion o inhabi an s om a much smalle a ea
o ano he place in he same coun y o s a e. Fo example, when explaining he o igin o he
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own name Kamaja, he hypo hesis is aised ha his eponym may ha e been ans e ed om
he own o Kamoji o he se lemen o he uling owne s a some poin . The name in Bela us
(Vanagas 1996: 88[…]90). Cases o in e nal mig a ion-induced eloca ion o local names ha e also
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been ound in Es onia (Laansalu 2019: 112). O cou se, he e a e o he cases, i.e. nei he wi h he
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simila i y o he meanings o place names, no wi h he mig a ion o he popula ion, he
eloca ion. I is belie ed ha he name o he Polish illage o Sechka (Siecka) was mo ed o i s
p esen loca ion a he beginning o he 20 h cen u y om ano he e i o y ha was planned
o be plan ed wi h o es (OMP). The name o he illage is de i ed om he name o he illage o
he same name in he dis ic o Gdańsk, he name o he illage is de i ed om he illage o
Gdańsk, he name o he illage is de i ed om he illage o Gdańsk, he name o he illage is
de i ed om he illage o Gdańsk, he name o he illage is de i ed om he illage o Gdańsk.
106, 191).
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Kamaja […] he own o Rokiškio . i sel . They' e old.
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Kamojys is a small own. Bal a usiya Vi ebsko S . Pas o ių . is loca ed in he sou he n pa o he coun y.
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This hypo hesis is now ea ed mo e as an abs ac possibili y o such a me hod o ans e , because in he
speci ic case o he o igin o he name Kamaji i could ha e been some hing like his: in la e s udies i is no iced
ha he oikonimas mos likely o igina ed om he wa e name Kamaji o Kamaja, which was o me ly called he
cu en Pe ioshki lake (Baliulis 2016: 143, 146; ZLV V 81). By he way, Alexande Vanag does no ule ou he possibili y o a wa e colo o igin in he a o emen ioned s o e.
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In he analysis o he a ious phenomena o ans e o place names, se e al ypes a e
dis inguished: (1) he ans e o an analogous name due o associa ion wi h ha place o
simila i y o i ; (2) a me apho ical ans e o a name due o associa ion wi h a concep ; 3)
me onymic name ans e due o associa ion, which is a common and e y common case; 4)
psychological ans e o a name, o example, p omp ed by eelings, popula i y easons om
popula , c azy names (i.e. because o eponymiza ion), o secu i y, nos algia; 5) he ansmission
o he name due o social ac o s, o example when p es igious names a e gi en o se lemen s
usually belonging o he social eli e (B ink 2016: 163[…]164). When analyzing he p ocesses o
ans e o place names in Es onia, wo main subg oups o ans e ed names a e dis inguished:
mig a ion ans e names, mig a ion oge he wi h ans e s, and compa a i e ans e
names, imi a ing o he , be e known place names; In addi ion o he seman ic g oup, he e a e
also ances al names (see mo e a Laansalu 2019: 109125). Speci ically, he eason o he
eme gence o La ian place names is he me apho ical hinking […] he obse a ion o he
esemblance o he named objec , as well as he cha ac e is ics o he inhabi an s o he
espec i e na ionali y li ing in he a ea, cul u al o his o ical associa ions, he opog aphical
cha ac e o he a ea (a ce ain egion, he e ili y o he land), he s e eo ypical esemblance,
his o ical ac s, he expec a ions o he nobles o 172.
The s udy o he oikonim o he his o ical pa ishes o Linkmen, hei insc ip ions in his o ical
sou ces, d ew a en ion o one excep ional case o he change o he names o he cu en
illages o Mei on and Ripai, so in his a icle we wan o analyze in de ail and quali y his
de elopmen p ocess, o de e mine whe he i can ep esen a way o ans e ing he place
names o he illages. In o de o achie e his goal, his o ical esea ch is ca ied ou , e o s a e
made o eco d and discuss in de ail as many his o ical place-name insc ip ions as possible, o
p o ide and explo e as widely as possible in he sou ces he his o y o he named places, he
geog aphical con ex , he an h oponym o he inhabi an s, o de e mine he ch onology o he oikonim and he possible easons.
2. The use o icons in 16 h- and 17 h-cen u y his o y
Documen s and documen s
The cu en Mei onų illage is in he
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Ignalina municipali y o Ignalina dis ic .
In he his o ical sou ces, i is i s men ioned in he in en o y o he illage o Linkmen in he
middle o he 16 h cen u y (1554), whe e he illage o Sioło Mey anskie (LI 89[…]90) is w i en,
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loca ed hal a mile om he Linkmen's mano ( om dwo a w poł mile). I is desc ibed ha he
ields o he illage end o end a he Gėlaina i e (whe e hey end o end om he Gieloyna
i e ) and a he Ž alkinė (Už alkinė) one-sea (užusienio) ( om zascianku, k o y zowią) and
om he S uckinskie ( om ziemiczki biskup Sioła S aciow) o his illage, he end o he
illage begins
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The o m o he su name Méi onai, a ely Méi onys (VK), is mo e commonly w i en om he language o
he li ing. The o icial e sion Méi onys (Méi onų) is used in he ollowing a icle.
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In his in en o y, he p e ix -sk- (-skie) is also added in o he cases, e.g. he eco ds mias eczko Łyngmianskie (LI
83) (= Liñkmenys), Sioło Mineyszewskie (LI 8 (=8) *Mineišiai, dab. Mine škiemis), Sioło Ki deykowskie (= Ki de kiai) (LI
96), so i is conside ed a bending p onoun.
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he illage sea (on he o he side o he zascianku egoż sioła), he o he end […] om he
Meigūnai (?) Kaniūkų wall (on he o he side o he sciany konieczney sioła Mieyguncow
Koniuchow), he o he side […] om he Mineiškiem illage wall (on he o he side o he second
sciany sioła Minieyszewiczow). One end o he illage bo de s he bishop's lands (leżą końcem ku
ziemiom biskupim y od ziem biskupowych), he o he end is connec ed o he illage o Kaniūkų
(końcem d ugim od sciany sioła Koniuchow), he side is connec ed o he side wall o his illage
(bokiem d ugim od sciany boczney ego sioła). F om he place names lis ed in he in en o y, i is
possible o iden i y he unmis akable and now known Gėlainės ups eam and he nea by illage o Mineiškiemio, whose olde o ms we e Mineišiai and
O he , o a a
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con en , by weigh See also Figu e 1.
Figu e one. I is loca ed on he banks o he Minyan Ri e , which bo de s he illage o Minyan,
whe e in 1554 he se lemen o Silo Mey ansk was men ioned. The same sou ce om 1554
men ions he illage o Sioło Un ad yngi, wo miles om he Linkmen's mansion ( om wo miles),
whose i s bounda y begins a Lake Eshe in (on Lake Ose un), he o he bounda y uns om he
oyal o es o he same name ( om he hal -dozen ja s o he palace), he hi d om he
D ingio lake ( om he lake, No e z D yngi) and om M . Mikhailo 's bounda y wi h he Juodo e
lake ( om he lake).
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The se lemen o Żeńun o Zi iun in Na bu , he ou h wall om he a o emen ioned
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illage sea and he oad om Linkmen o Salak (LI 100). Un ad yngi's loca ion is also
impo an in his desc ip ion o he sea s, whe e he ields on he island o Pabi žė (in he
island, which is called Pobie ze) be ween he meadows called Pabi žės and Asalnų and Lūšių
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eže ų (meadows be ween Pobie zami and Osolnem and Lussem lakes) a e men ioned.
Es ablish a illage
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The name o he illage Mine škiemis and i s olde o ms *Mineišiai, *Mineišėnai see 2023: 64 […] 66, 84 […] 86.
This is he i s ime ha his has happened.
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A ha ime, Black Lake could be called Black Lake.
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The in en o y is published acco ding o h ee su i ing manusc ip s, K. Jablonski's A, B, C, so he i s
o m o he name o he se lemen is gi en om he mos eliable manusc ip A, and he e sion o he manusc ip B is men ioned in he no e.
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In ac , i is no an island bu a peninsula.
I 's all igh .
Mine škiemis

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*I is no e y di icul o loca e An ad ingia, as i was be ween he Eshe ini, he D ingi, he
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Black Lakes, he oyal o es , which is mos likely iden i ied wi h he p esen -day Linkmen
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o es , and he oad o Linkmenys […] Salakas. His home own wan ed Pabi je's peninsula. This
geog aphical desc ip ion essen ially co esponds o he loca ion o he cu en e i o y
o he illage o Mei onų; See pic u e wo.
Figu e wo. The illage o An ad inji is loca ed be ween he lakes o Eše ín, D ing and Juodín,
acco ding o he 1554 census. Landscape © Minis y o he En i onmen o he Republic o Li huania,
© Public En e p ise Cons uc ion Sec o De elopmen Agency, [2025]
Such oikonim and illage se lemen s a e men ioned in he i s hal o he 17 h cen u y. In
he 1636 in en o y o he Vilnius coun y, he illage o Sioło Meÿ anÿ (VTII 21 ) belonging o
he Linkmenų mano is eco ded. In he desc ip ion o his lands, i is no ed ha he ul ills all
his du ies oge he wi h he illage o Tikmin (Rukšėnų) (Powinność wewszÿ[s] kim za owno
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Siołem Tykmianskim).
The illage belongs o ascianek Bolmi skis, om whom B olinski Kaspe pays axes. I is belie ed
ha he pe sonal name B olinski was w i en inco ec ly because he inhabi an s o he illage o Mei on
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In he i s place, i is possible o econs uc he Li huanian plu al o m "An ad ingiai" in he ollowing a ian s:
"An ad ingis", "An ad ingė", see simila his o ical insc ip ions o Villa Kie dyky, de Kie dyky (1753, 1753 = Kie dyky),
de S ipe (1756, 1758 = S ipe), de Ak iemi (1748 = Ak iemi), de Mus eyki (1747 = Mus eiki), and de Minie Szkiemi (1775), de
Mineuszki (1775), de Mineuszki (1775), de Mineuszki (1775), de An ad yki (1745), and also o An ad yki (1745), o which he
ollowing a e exce p s: Un aneabejo inai a he beginning o he his o ical eco d indica es a double [an]
ansla ion [un] (An a-), also plg. The name o he pa ish o Linkmenė is de i ed om he names o he pa ishes o
Linkmenė: Un ogowie (1744, 1746, 1748, 1750, 1753, 1754 (= An ãga ė), de Vn okolnie (1751) (= An ãkalnis) (Bilkis, 2013: 34),
o he pa ishes in eas e n Li huania a e named a e he se lemen s o Vn amalkies (1683 = An ãmalkės ė)
(Ga liauskas, 2004: 1819), 15 Un abał a (= An ãbal ė) (Ga liauskas, 2005: 1046).
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The ac ha he se lemen should be nea Lake D inga is also indica ed by he o igin o he oikonym
*An ad ingiai […], which is a p e ix om he name o he lake D ngis.
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Fo mo e in o ma ion on he cu en name o he illage o Rukėnai, see Bilkis 2024: 363 […] 377. This is he i s ime ha his has happened.
No u he wo ked han ho - olled, in coils
Pab žės
pùsiasalis (F ench p onuncia ion (help·in o)) is a Swedish ele ision se ies.
D . Nose, wha 's going on?
I 's no black. Kaspe Balinski is on he lis o candida es, mos likely he same pe son who
held he sea . Since he a o emen ioned Tikmin (Tikmin) is loca ed nea he illage o
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Minishkim and he Gelina Ri e , i can be assumed ha in 1554 and 1636 he a o emen ioned
se lemen s Siohno-Mey skoe and Siohno-Mey skoe we e in he same place. Thei su names
also indi ec ly con i m his: in 1554 a pe son named And zey Alechnowicz li ed he e, and in
1636 Ianuk Aleknianis, Ian Alekniewicz. In he same 1636 in en o y, he illage o An ad ingias is
also eco ded: Siolo An ÿd igi (VTII 24 ). I also includes he Pabi žės iensėdis nea
p esen -day Mei onų
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(ascianek Pobi ziz), inhabi ed by S anisław Iozephowicz, as well as by Asalninis (ascianek
Aselninis), inhabi ed by a man named Ma ul Di wanski. As men ioned, he se lemen o Pabi žė
( hen […] iensėdis) nex o he p esen -day Mei onų belonged o he illage o An ad ingių in
1554. The Asalnė i e alley was no a om he Asalnė lake, which s e ched o he Mei onų
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i e alley. I is possible o say ha he place o esidence o he An ad ingas men ioned in
1636 mus ha e been he same as he place o esidence o he Siohlo Unad ingas in 1554, and
he oikonim "An ad ingas" was hen called he p esen illage o Mei on.
3. The name o he animal is changed and des oyed.
The old insc ip ions al eady e lec he ha m o he oikonim. In he in en o y o Vilnius
Coun y o 1732 he illage o An ad ingio, also called Mei onimis: Wies Un yd yngi alias
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Mey anÿ (VTIII 6). I includes, among o he s, Pabi žės (Zascianek Pobi zis) and Asalninio
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The illage o Osnab ück is included in he in en o y o 1636. In addi ion, in he census o he
inhabi an s, he Ba a ian Michał Haydukian Boia zyn is eco ded, and in he sou ce o 1636 a
common su name is w i en, he man called Bał omyś Hayduk. The ac ha hese si es ha e
been men ioned o nea ly 100 yea s con i ms he iden i y o bo h he geog aphical and he
an h oponymic con ex . Thus, he illage o An ad ingi was also called Mei onimis in he i s
hal o he 18 h cen u y.
This sou ce om 1732 men ions he illage o Wies Rypaycie (VTIII 5). I belonged o he
illage whe e Ma cin Mickiewicz li ed, and he illage o Baliniszki, alias Bolmi ski. Recalling
ha in he in en o y o 1636 Bolmi skis is desc ibed as belonging o he illage o Mei on, i
can be no ed ha he change o names: he illage, o me ly called Mei onimis, in he i s
hal o he 18 h cen u y began o be called Ripaičiai. Cu en illage o Ripaičiai
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The o m An ÿd igi neabejo inai is he sc ibe's ik as a e he le e n (i.e. i should be An ÿd ingi). The e a e
many ins ances o such misleading insc ip ions in aids on his o ical oikonimiya, such as he cases wi h he missing n
de An akiawa 1729 (= *An akiaunė), de Asaliszki 1752 (= *Asalniškis) (Bilkis 2023: 32, 35, 39).
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Fo mo e in o ma ion on he his o y o his se lemen and i s names, see. Bilkis in he yea 2023: 39-44.
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The o m Un yd yngi (no Un ad yngi), appa en ly de i ed om a sc ibe, a ose as a esul o he in luence o
he ollowing, e.g. simila cases o oikonimo w i ing ex Villa Łyszczycy (1751 = *Lūšýkš is, *Lūšýkščiai), de Pasie (1752 =)
(Bilkis 2023: 63, 64). This is a lis o people who we e bo n in, li ed in, o a e o he wise closely associa ed wi h he Uni ed S a es o Ame ica.
18
Lo . alias […] ano he ype[…].
19
Ripaičiai […] he illage o U enos . i s own. The oldes o he Salduckians, Oikonimas, is mos likely a Kildin om
he A d. Ripái is, o which he plg. p d. R is o R-shell (PDB). The p esence o such oo s o he pe sonal name
in he pa ish o Linkmenus can be seen, appa en ly, om a d. The name o he illage Ripeli, Ripelialaukis, which
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has been w i en in he me ics o he Chu ch o he Linkmen since he 18 h cen u y, is loca ed on he Gelaina
Ri e , bo de ing Mineiškiemi, so i s geog aphical loca ion co esponds o he desc ip ion o he e i o y o
Mei on in 1554. See also Figu e 3. Figu e h ee. The cu en loca ion o Ripaičių ( o me ly Mei onų) illage. The
p ocess o change o Oikonimų is also e lec ed in he lis o pa ishes and se lemen s o he Vilnius Bishop ic
Synod o 1744, which includes he illages belonging o he Linkmenų pa ishes in Mey ány.
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Rypáyć and Un yd yngie (SDV 82). As you can see, in his case, he olde name o he cu en
illage o Ripaičiai, Méi onys, which al eady has a la e a ian , has been e ained, while he
oikonym *An ad ingiai has been gi en wi hou a a ian . The o igin o he name "Vilnius" can be
aced back o he in en o y o he economy o Vilnius in 1761, which eco ded he illages o Wies Rypaycie .
21
Mey any (VTEI 12) and Wies Mey any . Un yd yngi (VTEI 13) a e dispu ed by he Commission. Mei onų, o
An ad ingių, he illage belonged o he illage o Pabi žė and he illage o iensėdis (Pobi zyś). This
se lemen is al eady men ioned se e al imes in ea lie sou ces as a pa o he illage o An ad ingi. By
analyzing how many la e sou ces o his o y, i is possible o see he se lemen a e he eme gence o he
pe iod o a ia ion o he oikonim. In he isi a ion documen s o he B eslau deane y o he yea s 1782-1783,
he illage o Rypajcie in he pa ish o Linkmen, belonging o he mano o Linkmen (B slDV 139) and he illage
o Mej any in he pa ish o Palūšė, loca ed hal a mile om Linkmen (B slDV 372) a e eco ded. Simila da a a e
eco ded in he local councils o he B eslau deane y in 1784: he illage o Rypaycie in he Vilnius pa ish o
Linkmen (B slDVS 212) and he illage o Mey any in he same pa ish o Palūšė (B slDVS 337) a e eco ded he e.
These documen s p o e ha in he second hal o he eigh een h cen u y he end o he Palūšė was
es ablished: Rypela 1790 (LkmK III 172). In he nea by pa ish o Daugaili, a he beginning o he 18 h cen u y, he
common su name Casimi Ripinski was eco ded in 1706 (Dgl.
20
Lo , please. […] o […].
21
The abb e ia ion lo . el = a , o is w i en in Taip.
F esh o chilled
I 's all igh .
Mine škiemis
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he pa ish belonged o he illage o An ad ingi, loca ed nea Palūšė, al eady called only
Mei onimis, and he illage o Ripaičiai, loca ed close o Linkmenų, al eady no called
Mei onimis, was in he e i o y o Linkmenų pa ish.
In he su i ing me ic books o he Linkmen chu ch, whose eco ds da e back o 1708, he
o me illage o Mei on is called only Ripaičiai, and he o me illage o An ad ingių […] only
Mei onimis. Al hough hese sou ces do no con ain geog aphical desc ip ions o se lemen s,
hey do no indica e he sea s belonging o hem, e c., bu hey can be easily iden i ied by he
pe sonal names indica ed. F om he me ical eco ds i can be seen ha people whose middle
names we e Alekna, Guiga, Klimašauskas (and co esponding emale an h oponyms) li ed in
Ripaičius, see eco ds: god a he Ioseph Alechna de illa Rypaicie 1708 (LK kmI 4); His
god a he was Ioseph Alechna de Villa Ripaice (1710). His pa en s a e Ma h... Alechna and
Agne is Łupikicia de Rypaicie 1711 (LkmK I 9 ); His mo he was Agnès Aleichem de Ripailly (1712).
His pa en s a e Ma hia Alechna and Agne is Łupikicia de Rypaycie. His godmo he was
Ca he ine Aleichem o Rye, bo n in 1721 (Lk. Adami Guyga and Sophia 1725 (LkmK I 60 ) His
pa en s a e And ea Klimaszewski and Ca ha inæ Guygowna de illa Rypayci 1727 (LkmK I 65 );
His god a he was Ion Guyga, bo n in Ripaja in 1730 (Lk. His mo he , Regina Olegnica de Villa
Ripaci, was bo n in 1738. In he in en o y o a simila pe iod (1732), he esiden s o he illage
o Rypaycie a e lis ed as Ian Guygo, Maciey Olechno, Kazimie z Olechno, Adam Guygo. A la e
(1761) sou ce indica es ha Ian Guygo, Adam li ed in he illage o Rypaycie . Mey any
This is Olechno, his is Je zy Olechno, his is And ... The su names Ma h... Alechna (Ma hia
alechna) and Maciey Olechno, Adam Guyga and Adam Guygo, Ionas Guyga and Ian Guygo, And ea
Klimaszewski and And ... Klimasewski can be gi en o he same people. In he Chu ch Book o
he so-called se lemen o Mei onimis, he pa en s Casimi i Haidukan and Elisabe ha
Dawbo icia de Mey any 1711 (LkmK I 10 ) a e eco ded. The mo he o he bap ism is
Ca ha ina Haidukienowa de Mey ... 1711 (LkmK I 10 ); His pa en s a e Nicolai Haidukian and
Ca ha inæ Ras enicia de Mei any 1712 (LkmK I 12). His mo he is Ch ys ynæ Haidukicia de
Mey any, his god a he is Casimi Haidukian de Mey any 1712 (LkmK I 12). His a he Ma hiæ
Gaidelis, his god a he Nicola Haidukian de Mey any 1712 (LkmK I 14 ); His god a he was
Casimi Haidukian de Mey on (1714-1794). His pa en s a e Michael Rymszelis and Ma ianna
Haydukowna de Mey any (1715). His a he was Nicolai Rymselis de Villa Mey any (1718). His
pa en s we e Nicola Eydukian and E a Eydukowna de Mey any in 1725 (LkmK I 60 ). The same
pe sonal names a e used o he inhabi an s o he se lemen o Wies Un yd yngi alias
Mey anÿ in he in en o y o 1732, plg. Michał Haydukian Boia zyn, Mikul Rymszel, Ma yasz
Gaidelis. He is also a membe o he boa d o di ec o s o he Eu opean Ins i u e o Gende
Equali y. The an h oponyms Nicolai Haidukian (Nicola Haidukian) and Michał Haydukian, Ma hiæ Gaidelis and Ma yasz Gaidelis, Michaelis Rymszelis (Nicolai Rymselis) and Mikul Rymszel mos likely named he same people.
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The Synod o he Diocese o Vilnius ab jllus issimo, excellen issimo ac e e endissimo domino
D. Michaele Ioanne Zienkowicz dei & apos olicæ sedis g a iâ episcopo Vilnius in ecclesia ca hed ali
sua, Anno dni MDCCXLIV. The 10 h. Feb ua y 11 h. Celeb a e, Vilna Sac : Reg: Majes a is Akadem:
Soc: JESU. This is he i s ime I' e been o Vilna.
Subačius Kęs u is 2014: The amous ambe collec o s o he exiles o Subačius Kęs u is,
he amous ambe collec o s o Subačius Kęs u is. This is Te a Ja wezeno um 6, 25 o
61. The book o eco ds o he dea hs o he pa ish chu ch o Š enčionys om 1771 o
1819 (Š enčionys Pa ish Chu ch Dea h Regis e o he yea s 1771 o 1819). I is kep in he
a chi es o Š enčionių chu ch.
The i s w i en eco ds o he Linkmen a e ound in he i s w i en eco ds o he
Linkmen. […] The egion o Ignalina, Vilnius: Vaga, 22[…]42. Fo he pu poses o his Annex, he
ollowing de ini ions shall apply: Vanas Aleksand as 1988: Pe kel iniai place names in Li huania
[T ans e ed place names in Li huania]. […] Science and li e 5, 14 […] 17.
Vanagas Aleksand as 1996: Li huanian own names, Vilnius:
Scien i ic and encyclopedic publishing house.
VK: The Ca alogue o Li huanian Place Names W i en om he Spoken Language o he
Resea ch Cen e o Bal ic Languages and Onomas ics a he Ins i u e o he Li huanian
Language. VLEe: The Uni e sal Li huanian Encyclopedia. I is published by he Li huanian
Minis y o Educa ion and Science. Access o he In e ne : h ps: www. le.l . [Re iewed by
2025-04-02]
The in en o y o he Vilnius Lo d Lieu enan Economy in 1761, LVIA SA 3781.
VTII: In en o y o Vilnius Lo d Lieu enan om 1636, VUB RS, F1-F14. VTIII: In en o y o Vilnius
Lo d Lieu enan om 1732, VUB RS, F1-F92.