- AutorIn
- Matthias Becher
- Titel
- Die Nachbenennung bei den Merowingern zwischen familiärem Selbstverständnis und politischer Instrumentalisierung
- Zitierfähige Url:
- https://nbn-resolving.org/urn:nbn:de:bsz:15-qucosa-179605
- Quellenangabe
- Namenkundliche Informationen - 103/104.2014
- Quellenangabe
- Namenkundliche Informationen; 103/104(2014), S. 43-57
- Erstveröffentlichung
- 2014
- Abstract (EN)
- The Merovingian Practice of Naming after Relatives: Family Traditions and Politics. – The name-giving habits in the Early Middle Ages are often connected with the traditions of a kin group. But the Merovingian example shows the importance of politics: During the course of its existence the Merovingian Frankish Kingdom was often separated into Teilreiche. Their kings were closely related which led to a claim to succeed one another. This is the context of the beginning of the Merovingian naming after relatives. Giving a name which was a popular part of the tradition of another Teilreich was a means to express one’s political claim on said kingdom. It is interesting that Clothar I – the weakest king of his generation – used this instrument most frequently. As did his son Chilperic I who at first also was at a disadvantage compared to his half-brothers. Chilperich even used the name Merowech which shows his ambition to rule the Gesamtreich, at least around Clothar’s I death in 561. Naming after a direct ancestor (especially after the grandfather) was comparatively seldom. Maybe because naming generally did not serve as stabilisation of a family tradition (as in later centuries) but current political concerns. In the 7th century the naming after direct ancestors or relatives prevailed.
- Freie Schlagwörter (DE)
- Onomastik
- Freie Schlagwörter (EN)
- onomastics
- Klassifikation (DDC)
- 410
- 412
- Normschlagwörter (GND)
- Namensforschung, Onomastik, Eigennamen
- Herausgeber (Institution)
- Universität Leipzig
- Deutsche Gesellschaft für Namenforschung e.V.
- Verlag
- Deutsche Gesellschaft für Namenforschung e.V., Leipzig
- URN Qucosa
- urn:nbn:de:bsz:15-qucosa-179605
- Veröffentlichungsdatum Qucosa
- 18.09.2015
- Dokumenttyp
- Artikel
- Sprache des Dokumentes
- Deutsch