Vojten Names
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This article features the naming convention of Vojtens
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Vojten names are rendered by default in the Western naming order with surnames placed after the given name. However, the Eastern naming order can be used, but its usage is reserved for the military or in a sorted list (LAST NAME, First Name.)
As the Vojtens are of German origin, a child’s name is usually chosen by parents or by their godparents, if they’re religious. Due to their history of Serbianization and being ruled under a Czech empire, many Vojtens have names of Slavic origin or Slavicized spellings of German names.
German
Many Vojtens have names of German origin as they’re ancestrally German. Examples:
Rajner - from Reiner
Viljem - from William/Wilhelm
Ulrzech - from Ulrich
Marija - from Maria
Serbian
Throughout most of their history, the Vojtens were conquered by various Serbian kingdoms. They were integrated into their culture, so they also had pure Serbian names.
Examples:
Željko
Rajko
Milena
Slavka
Vojten
Most commonly, Vojtens had their own types of names. These names derive from Vojten words and structures, which most likely came from German, Serbian, or Czech.
Lübomil - from lübav [love] and mil [peace]
Rüsztol - from rüsztorca [helmet]
Oszta - from oszitor [sharp]
Vojera - from vojet [a fight]
Most nicknames are actually diminutives of given names, usually ending in -ek, -ko/ka, or -a/o. Nicknames can also denote a personality trait or appearance of someone.
Some nicknames that derive from personal names:
Boro - from Boromil/a
Przavnek - from Przavimil
Bërto - from Bërtolomej
Njeran - from Rajner
Lüba - from Lübomil/a
Vlhađa - from Vlhađimil/a
Rüszek - from Rüsztol
Czemo - from Szczemil
There are two main different categories of Vojten family names, there are Serbianized and pure Vojten names. As Vojtens lived throughout the country, several different Serbian kingdoms took over different places, bringing their naming culture with them.
Serbian
Serbianized Vojten family names typically end in the Serbian genitive form of the parent’s own personal/surname and an affix signifying either “son of (mother)” or “son of (father)”. Those are called patronymic and matronymic names.
Patronymic
-ović (son of father) oʋit͡ɕ
-erić (son of father’s occupation) ɛ:it͡ɕ
Matronymic
-vnić - (son of mother) ʋnit͡ɕ
-inić (son of mother’s occupation) init͡ɕ
Miscellaneous
-enić (son of the location of origin) enit͡ɕ
Vojten
Pure Vojten family names typically end in the Vojten genitive form of the parent’s own/surname or from where they originate. However, there is no extra affix signifying relation to the parent. Sometimes, Vojten family names can straight up be words without the genitive.
-en (from location of origin/of anything) en
-er (marks occupation) ɛ:
-eren (occupation + of the occupation) ɛ:en
Surnames in the Vojten naming culture are based on the older Serbian naming convention. They usually consist of the person’s given name, patronymic/matronymic derived from a parent, and a family name.
Women after being married usually do change their surname to their husband’s, but they can opt it out.
The patronymic/matronymic isn’t casually used, it’s only used in official documents such as birth certificates, medical papers, and job applications.
Examples:
Željko Rajnović Fuheleren (Željko, son of Rajner, and from a birdkeeper)
Piötr Marivnić Mülerić (Piötr, son of Marija, and son of a miller)
Kralija Njerić Szt̆ajneczen (Kralija, daughter of Njeran, and from Szt̆ajnecz [a city in the country])
Affixes are used in Vojten names to show relationships or a level of respect toward someone. These affixes are based on who is using them or who one is referring to. They can be used in both given names and family names.
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