Place names of the Neretva area

Abstract

This paper deals with the place names of the Neretva area. A total of 400 names referring to 307 Neretva settlements are analysed. In the first part the basic dialectal features of the analysed area are stated, and in the second part a detailed analysis of the names of Neretva parish seats as well as historical confirmations and the older forms of historical place names are given. The third, central part of the paper consists of the analysis of the meaning of place names. In the forth part place names are classified according their origin, and in the end a list of Neretva settlements classified by parishes is given.