On names in Promina in the novel Život nastanjen sjenama (Life inhabited by shadows) by Ivan Aralica

Abstract

In the paper, different names (mostly anthroponyms) in from novel Život nastanjen sjenama by Ivan Aralica relating to the author’s native place Promina are analyzed and compared to relevant onomastic works in which this area is explored. The paper also focuses on some terminological problems, e.g. the relation between the etymological and basic name and official and unofficial name.