In total, more than 40 thousand Mongolian proper names are known. This is a huge number, especially considering the small population. By the way, Russians get by with about 2,600 names, while the British only have about 3,000 names.
The proper names of the Mongols have their roots in ancient times. Historical documents testify that even 2000 years ago the ancestors of the Mongols, the Huns, had such names as Tyuman, Modun and so on. The name Tyuman still exists, but it sounds a little different "Tumen".
In the VIII-X centuries, Mongolian names were clearly divided into male and female. The suffix " give" or " thai", to women's -" gin" or " rank», « moons". And to emphasize the beauty of a woman, they added the definition to her name " goo", which means "beautiful, beautiful." For example, in the Mongolian literary monument of the XIII century - "The Secret History of the Mongols" - we meet the following names: Zharchiudai, Subeaday, Borjigday, female - Mongoljingoo, Alungoo, Huagchin…
In ancient sources, one can find, although very rarely, such names of Mongolian daring batyrs as Meguzhin, Tsagaangoo, and the names of the princesses - Sohatai, moonhulday etc. Here it is easy to see that suffixes of female names are added to male names, as well as the definition “ goo”, emphasizing the beauty of a woman, and vice versa, to female names - suffixes of male names.
Choosing the right name is not easy, which is also emphasized by the Mongolian saying: “ food eaten - companion on half a day, put on clothes - companion on six months, adopted Name - companion on all life". It was usually customary to choose a name in accordance with the doctrine of the five elements (fire, water, metal, wood, earth), so that it would not only sound harmonious, but also correspond to the elements of the child. If it was not possible to choose a name from the desired options, then the pieces of paper with the name were placed in a bag of cereal, then sifted, and they gave the name that fell out first.
It was a common thing when parents did not really suffer with the selection of a name, but simply called the child the day of the week on which he was born: Nyamdavaa, Davaanyam or Nyamzhargal("nyam" - Sunday, "davaa" - Monday, "jargal" - happiness"); Lhagwa or Lhagwasuren("lhagva" - environment); Purevbaatar- ("hero, born on Thursday", "Purev" - Thursday), Byamba or Byambatsetseg("byamba" - Saturday, "tsetseg" - flower).
More recently, it happened that a girl was given a male name and vice versa. This usually happened in families where daughters did not survive or only girls were born, and the parents wanted a son, or vice versa. Occasionally, children were given completely unattractive names, for example, Henchbish- "Nobody", Terbish- "Not the one" Enabish- "Not this one", Muunohoy- Bad dog Hongbish- "Not a human", " Nergy" - "No name". Such names were usually given to children who are often and seriously ill in order to protect them from the power of spirits.
It was believed that this was the right remedy: for example, some malicious otherworldly entity would come for the child, ask him by name, and in response to him: “ Nergy"-" There is no name "or even cooler" Terbish- "Not the one" ... and the confused spirit goes home without salty slurping. For the same reason, the baby could be named simply Nohoy- “dog”, with the same simple purpose: so that evil spirits, if anything, take away with them by mistake not him, but a real dog, which, although it is a pity, is still not as much as his little blood ...
In the past, the Mongols had surnames, more precisely, "family names", for example, Tatardai Shakhihutag, otherwise - Shikhihutag comes from the Tatars. To date, the practice has included the use of only the name and patronymic, for example, qengdiying Damdinsuren, that is Damdinsuren, son Tsenda. This is customary for the Mongols, but sometimes it surprises visitors when, for example, on a train ticket, a guest from Russia reads something like “Ivan” or “Sidorovich” instead of his usual last name, first name, patronymic.
Mongolian names are divided into native Mongolian and borrowed from other languages. The fund of Mongolian names includes a large number of names of Sanskrit and Tibetan origin. Names of Sanskrit origin, such as Sanjaa, Anand, Indra and others, entered Mongolia from India through Tibet. Tibetan names - Namdag, Danzan and others entered the Mongolian vocabulary in connection with the spread of Lamaism in Mongolia.
Some Mongolian names of Tibetan and Sanskrit origin have a religious meaning. For example, Samdan- deep thinking Dulmaa- savior, mother, Namdag- saint, while others express peace, happiness, longevity, etc. The lists of Mongolian names include a small number of names borrowed from Arabic, Chinese, Turkic, Greek, Russian languages. This is explained by the fact that since ancient times the Mongols had close ties with various peoples of Asia and Europe. In the 20th century, the names of Tibetan and Sanskrit origin were supplemented by Russians: Volodya, Alexei, even the names of Russian military leaders and politicians began to be used as names: Suvorov, Zhdanov, Kutuzov, Khrushev, Zhukov, Varshilov... As a sign of the peace of friendship, brotherhood, other names were invented: Seseer, October, Nayramdal. Sometimes it came to incidents: they say that someone got himself such an unexpected name as the Balcony ... although it may be that these are already tales.
If earlier Tibetan and Sanskrit names occupied a dominant position in the Mongolian nominal fund, then during the period of the Mongolian People's Republic they began to be considered unfashionable, which was also associated with the opposition of religion and the state in these times.
Today, some of the original Mongolian names are formed from simple common nouns, for example, Ariun- "pure, noble" Mergen- "sharp" baht- "strong" Chuluun- "stone" Tsetseg- "flower" , Odor- "day", English- "morning", Oroi- "evening" Mal- "cattle", khurga- "lamb", Unaga- "colt" Tugal- "calf", Botgo- "camel", Yamaa- "goat" buga- "moose" ... The current Mongolian president has the same simple name - Battulga, which in translation - "Strong tagan"
Mongolian names can be either simple, from one nominal stem, or complex, from two or more words. For example, Bold- "steel", Narantsetseg- "solar flower" Odontuyaarakhgerel- "Light that radiates the radiance of stars", Adilsanaa- "Similar Thoughts" Altanochirt- “Golden sparkling, having golden sparks”, Bagauugan- "Younger first-born", Baserul- "One more well-wishes", Ynentogoo- "Real cauldron", Olonbayarlakh- "Rejoice many times" Zhaakhanchuluu- Small Stone.
Compound names can consist not only of Mongolian words, but also of the words of the Mongolian and Tibetan languages. Chuluundorj: “chuluun” - “stone”, “dorj” - “diamond”, as well as from two Tibetan words: Tserenchimed: "longevity" - "immortal". In addition, many names can be formed from one nominal stem, for example, Battumur, Batjargal, Batbold, Batnasan, Oyuunbat, Ganbat etc.
Sometimes, parents, when coming up with a name for a child, make it up from several words at once, as a result, very unusual and not always easy to pronounce options are obtained, for example, Lodoyerdenedorjsembe, Luvsanperenleyzhancan, Mongolakhornynegөglөө, Ochirbayanmөnkhdorzhsurenzhav, Danzanravzhaperenleyjamts, Gүrsoronzongombosurenbold, Damdinbazarmonkhbaatar, Bayarsaikhanbadamsereezhid. The translation of such names can be very poetic, for example, Yesonzhinerdenebaatar- "Bogatyr jewels in nine zhins", Erdenebilegnemehmonkhtsoozh- "Eternal bolts that increase the precious benefactor", Tsastuulynorgilkhairkhan- "The peaks of the majestic snow-capped mountains", Enkhtoguldorbayasgalan- Absolute joy. The longest of those that could be found - Dorzhsurenzhantsankhorloonergybaatar- “Keeped by the Vajr of the Victory Banner, the Wheel, the Nameless Bogatyr”
The fund of Mongolian names is also replenished due to major events taking place in the world. For example, with the flight of a Mongolian cosmonaut into space, a "fashion" for "cosmic" names began: samsar- "space", Sanchir- "Saturn", Odsar: od - "star", sar - "moon", there was even a name Zhanibekov- by the name of the commander of the Soviet-Mongolian crew ... The very first Mongolian cosmonaut is called Jugderdemidiin Gurragcha, and perhaps this name is the most famous Mongolian name in Russia. It comes from the ancient Indian "Gur" - "guru, lama, supreme" and "Ragcha" - protector, protector. His father's name is Jugderdemid- from Tibet and translates as "water without dirt" ...
By what names existed and still exist in the country, what new names fill up the nominal fund, you can learn more about the history, culture, traditions and linguistic features of the people, even the events and phenomena that have ever happened there.
The most common Mongolian names:
Bat-Erdene- Strong Treasure Otgonbayar- "Junior Joy" Altantsetseg- "Golden Flower" Batbayar- "Strong Joy" Oyunchimeg- "Decoration of the Mind" Bolormaa- "Crystal", Lhagwasuren- "Born on Wednesday" Enkhtuyaa- "Peaceful Dawn", Gantulga- "Steel tagan", Erdenechimeg- "Precious Jewelry", Gunbold- "Damask Steel".The shortest names: Az- "happiness, luck" Pts- "spark" od- "star" Alt- "gold, baht- "strong" Oyuu- "mind", Hud- "rock" Nar- "Sun", Zul- "lamp" and so on. Almost all of them are of Mongolian origin.
How to name your child? If a rainbow appeared in the sky on the daughter’s birthday, then the daughter will most likely be called Solongo("solongo" - rainbow). If the son was born on a sunny day, then he will probably be given a name Naran or Naranbaatar("naran" - the sun, "baatar" - the hero).
Born on the night from Sunday to Monday will be called Nyamdavaa or Davaanyam("yum" - Sunday, "davaa" - Monday). Lhagwa And Lhagwasuren were born on Wednesday ("lhagva" - Wednesday), Purevbaatar- a hero born on Thursday ("Purev" - Thursday), Byamba And Byambatsetseg- on Saturday ("byamba" - Saturday, "tsetseg" - flower).
Girls are often given names associated with flowers. For example, name Bolortsetseg means "Crystal Flower" ("bolor" - crystal), Tsagaantsetseg- "White flower", Ulaantsetseg- "Red flower", Battsetseg- Strong flower Urantsetseg- "Artful flower", Ariuntsetseg- Sacred Flower Erdenetsetseg- Precious Flower Suvdantsetseg- "Pearl Flower" Shurentsetseg- Coral Flower. The list of colors is endless. The name of the flowers can also be used as a name. For example, name Hongorzul translates as tulip.
The birth of a child is always a holiday. Therefore, the son can be called bayar("bayar" - a holiday) or Batbayar("bat" - strong, reliable), or Bayarkhuu("huu" - son). And the girl - Tsengelmaa("tsengel" - fun, entertainment, fun). In order for the fate of the child to develop successfully, you can name him Azzhargal("az" - happiness, luck; "zhargal" - happiness, bliss, pleasure).
Nyamzhargal- Sunday happiness ("yum" - Sunday; "zhargal" - happiness). Nice name, right? To make a boy grow strong, you can call him Ganzorig("gan" - steel; "zorig" - courage, courage, willpower). By the way, this is the name of the director of the mining and processing plant. Maybe the right choice of name allowed him to succeed and become a leader.
Name of Deputy Director - Ganbaatar- translates as a steel hero. Also a very respected person. Here is a boy named Dolgoon, most likely, will grow up calm, quiet and gentle. After all, this is how the word is translated. Delger- extensive, spacious, wide, plentiful. I know a man with that name, he is really tall, big and broad in the shoulders. This name can also be considered as a compound one: "del" - national clothes, "ger" - yurt. Amarbat will grow up prosperous and reliable ("amar" - calm, prosperous; "bat" - solid, strong, durable, reliable). In order for a girl to grow up honest and pure, she will be called Ariunaa or Ariun-Erdene("ariun" - pure, sacred, holy, honest; "erdene" - jewel, treasure). Or Tselmag, which translates as clear, pure.
If parents want to see their daughter smart, they will give her a name Oyun or Oyuuntsetseg("oyun" - mind, mind, intellect). The girl with the name Enkhtuvshin will be calm and peaceful ("enkh" - calmness, peace; "tuvshin" - peaceful, calm, quiet). Personal names often contain the words "erdene" - a jewel, treasure, "zhargal" - happiness, "monkh" - eternal, immortal, forever, "suvd" - pearls. Female name Suvdaa means pearl. Name Baigalmaa from the word "baigal" - nature. Also often in personal names there is the word "zayaa" - fate, fate. Interesting name host, translated as a pair of fate (“khos” - a couple, a pair).
For many girls, the name ends with "tuyaa" - translated as "ray". Name Narantuya means a ray of sunshine ("nar" - the sun, "naran" - solar), Altantuya- a golden ray ("alt" - gold, "altan" - golden), Ariuntuyaa- sacred ray ("ariun" - holy, sacred). Other interesting names: Altankhuyag- golden chain mail ("altan" - gold; "khuyag" - shell, armor, chain mail). Ganhuyag- steel chain mail. Mongonzagas- silver fish ("mongon" - silver, "zagas" - fish).
It turns out that in Mongolia almost all names are inimitable and unique. And every child grows up special, not like anyone else.
MONGOLIAN TRADITIONS
About some Mongolian proper names
The names of the Mongols are interesting and original in their origin and meaning. Their features and origin were repeatedly mentioned in their works by many orientalists, A.M. Pozdneev, Yu.N. Roerich. The Mongolian names reflected the customs, worldview, traditions, way of life, various cultural and historical factors, religious ideas of the Mongolian people.
A personal name has a great and symbolic meaning for the Mongols, which is enhanced by the rare use of surnames and patronymics in everyday life (almost more often scientific degrees, military ranks, etc. are used together with a personal name). Mongolian names and names that came through the Mongols are used not only in Mongolia: until the middle of the 20th century, they absolutely prevailed over names of a different origin among Kalmyks, Buryats and Tuvans, partly Altaians and other peoples of southern Siberia in Russia, and still prevail in Mongol-populated areas of China, both among the Mongols and among the Buryats, Oirats, and partly Evenks. A number of surnames around the world are derived from Mongolian given names.
Mongolian personal names, due to their specificity, are also rich material for the history of the Mongolian language. For they are able to “preserve” certain linguistic phenomena for a long time, which attracts great attention of researchers.
NAME GROUPS
The role that Christian culture played for the Russians (originated in the Middle East and came to Rus' through Rome and Byzantium), Buddhist culture played for the Mongolian peoples. Buddhism came to the Mongols from India indirectly through Khotan and Tibet. Personal names reflect both the Mongolian ancient culture itself and the cultural and religious influence of Buddhism, primarily its Tibetan tradition.
Origin the Mongols stand out names: actually Mongolian; Mongolian, which is a translation from Tibetan; combined Mongolian-Tibetan and Mongolian-Sanskrit; Tibetan; Indian. A small percentage historically are Chinese, Turkic and Russian names associated with mixed marriages, political courses, etc.
By composition. Since the late Middle Ages (approximately since the 17th century), names from two significant components, two-syllable (in the old written spelling), or a combination of two-syllable and one-syllable (example: Tsagaan "white" + Dorzh "vajra" = Tsagaandorzh or Dorzhkhuu "vajra +well done"). There are also three-component, and even four-component names [source?].
By social status. The name can say that its bearer is a hunter, a reindeer herder (names associated with wild animals), a simple pastoralist from the wilderness (short, although often Tibetan); a person from a family where the history of Mongolia (names of khans and statesmen) or the teachings of the Buddha (names of teachers of Buddhism, deities, sacred books) are most valued.
By function names can play the role of a talisman, for example, in a family where children often died or a newborn (up to 3 years old) was sick, he was given a name that did not attract evil spirits: Enabish (not this one), Terbish (not that one), etc. For identification in the absence of surnames, all children in the family were often given names that had the same first component: Tumenbaatar, Tumenolziy, Tumendelger.
PERSONAL NAME
Examining Mongolian anthroponyms, one can observe that words denoting a wide variety of objects and concepts can pass into their category. This means that the personal names of the Mongols arose on the basis of a rethinking of common names. The vast majority of Mongolian proper personal names absolutely coincide in structural and phonetic terms with those common words from which proper names were formed. Most often, emotionally saturated words, which are the names of attractive objects, words that serve to designate objects of the material and spiritual world of a person, pass into the category of anthroponyms.
The original personal names of the Mongols arose in ancient times. If female names symbolize beauty, majesty, kindness, meekness, then male names mainly express strength, courage, courage and bravery.
BUDDHIST NAMES
Among Buddhist names there are groups of synonymous names: from Skt. vajra originate Ochir (borrowed through the Sogdian and Uighur languages), Bazaar (through Tibetan), Dorzh (Tibetan translation of the word vajra, usually transmitted in Russian as Dorje, Dorje), from ratna (jewel) - Erdene, Radna, Rinchen (Tibetan translation) etc. Each of these options can exist independently, or be one of the components in multicomponent names: Ochirbat (-bat in Mongolian means "strong", it is also found separately: Bat, Batu / Baty), Bazarkhүү (-хүү "well done"), Khanddorzh (the first part in this case is also Tibetan), etc.
Some of the names come from the names and images of the Buddhist sacred canon: Jadamba (Eight thousandth, Sutra of Prajnaparamita in 8000 stanzas), Ganjuur, Danjuur, Altangerel (“golden light”, in honor of the Golden Light Sutra), possibly Badamtsetseg (lotus flower). The last example is significant in that it is a female name derived from the name of a flower, but the name lotus (Skt. padma) (and its symbolic meaning) was brought by Buddhism.
The names of the statuses of clergymen can also become names: Bagsha, Khuvrag, Bandi, Khamba, Khutagt
Recently, according to statistics, the Mongols began to increasingly abandon foreign names, including Tibetan. Today, residents are given names with features of national tradition and history.
MONGOLIAN NAMES ASSOCIATED WITH PLANT NAMES
Let's take a closer look at the names associated with the names of plants. These are mostly female names. Wishes for girls - to become beautiful, attractive, tender - form an extensive group of names formed from the names of plants, for example: Sarnay - Rose, Khongorzul - Tulip, Zambaga - Magnolia, Saikhantsetseg - Beautiful flower, Bolortsetseg - Crystal flower, Munkhnavch - Eternal leaf and others
Female personal names may indicate an attitude to the plant: Urgamal (Plant), Navch, Navchaa, Navchin (Leaf), Delbee (Petal), Navchtsetseg (Leaf-flower), Alimtsetseg (Apple flower), etc.
There are personal names indicating the time of the baby's appearance: Davaatsetseg (Monday-flower), Byam-batsetseg (Saturday-flower). The personal names of Mongolians can also express the situation in which the child was born: Amartsetseg (Calm flower), Uugantsetseg ( first flower).
The names of children can be associated with the mood or wishes of the parents: Bayartsetseg (Flower-joy) Tumentsetseg (ten thousand flowers), Tsetsegzhargal. (Flower of happiness), Goyetsetseg (Beautiful flower). Such names as Munkhtsetseg - Eternal Flower, Enkhtsetseg - Peaceful Flower, express the wishes of long life and health. Wishes of happiness, success in life, well-being are reflected in the following names: Bayantsetseg - Rich flower. Buyannavch - List benefactor, Urantsetseg - Artful flower, Battsetseg - Strong flower.
The desire to see their girls graceful and attractive lies in the names Khongorzul Tulip, Oyuunnavch - Turquoise leaf, Ariun-tsetseg - Sacred flower.
There are personal names that have arisen in connection with the worship of the Sun, Moon, stars, Earth, etc. Narantsetseg - Sun Flower, Odontsetseg - Star Flower, Tuyaatsetseg - Radiant Flower, Gereltsetseg - Light Flower, Baigaltsetseg - Nature - Flower, Khurantsetseg - Rain - flower, etc.
From ancient times, the Mongols attached sacred symbols to various colors. Perhaps in connection with this, personal names denoting colors appeared: Tsagaantsetseg - White Flower, Yagaantsetseg - Pink Flower, Ulaantsetseg - Red Flower, etc. In color symbolism, red appears as a symbol of love, so the personal name Ulaantsetseg can mean "Favorite Flower". The white color, as you know, among the Mongols is considered to bring happiness and prosperity, which means that Tsagaantsetseg is the "Happy Flower".
And, finally, personal names may indicate the attitude to the material: Erdene-tsetseg - Precious flower, Suvdantsetseg - Pearl flower, Mungunnavch - Silver leaf, Shurentsetseg - Coral flower, etc.
As part of the personal names listed above, the most popular, frequently occurring word is "tsetseg" - a flower. As you can see, this word, which is included in personal names with a complex structure, mainly expresses a positive emotional coloring and an affectionate connotation.
It is appropriate to note here that plant names are extremely rare in male names. For example: Gond - Cumin, Arvay - Barley, Undes - Root.
Among the Mongolian personal names associated with the names of plants, there are names of foreign origin. For example, Sanskrit personal names include Udval (green-leaved catchment area), Badma (Lotus), Chinese - Lyanhua (Lotus), Tibetan - Ninzhbad gar (Swimsuit), Serzhmyadag (Poppy), Zhamyanmyadag (Sosuria), etc.
UNUSUAL NAMES
Unusual names are most often given by the Mongols to children who get sick at a young age - it is believed that this will help the child recover. The most common names are Byaslag - cheese, Tugal - calf, Ongots - plane. Names that are formed from the names of flowers are often abandoned - flowers are not eternal. In order for a person to live happily ever after, they give a long name - for example - Luvsandenzenpilzhinzhigmed. The lama is often consulted for advice.
NAME
The name can be given by a Buddhist priest who checks the horoscope, parents, older relatives, based on the date of birth, good and bad omens, the agricultural season, tribal and family origin, the memory of ancestors, events in the country and abroad, etc.
Names for children are usually given in honor of older relatives, famous lamas, Buddhist deities and saints, sometimes a new name is invented in connection with a specific situation. After the collapse of the Soviet system, the names of the khans of the Mongol Empire gained popularity.
Of particular note is the custom of naming twins. The birth of twin children among the Mongols is interpreted as a positive phenomenon, which is reflected in their indispensable co-naming: if both girls are Badraltsetseg (“Inspiration is a flower), Orgiltsetseg (“Top is a flower”), if a boy and a girl are Unur (Rich) and Unurtsetseg (Rich flower), etc.
Readers, obviously, paid attention to the fact that in personal names there is no grammatical category of gender. In contrast to Russian, Mongolian female and male personal names differ only lexically.
PATRONYMID, SURNAME
Until the beginning of the 20th century, the name of a well-born Mongol consisted of three parts: a family name, a patronymic, a personal name. Under socialism, generic names were banned "to eradicate the feudal heritage", and only patronymics and personal names were used, and it was the latter that was the person's identifier. For example, the name of the cosmonaut Gurragchaa (Zhүgderdemidiin Gүrragchaa) (without fail, first the patronymic, which is a name in the genitive case, then the name) can be abbreviated as Zh. Gүrragchaa, but not Zhүgderdemidiin G.
Since 2000, surnames have come back into use in Mongolia; in part, they represent the former family names, but people do not always take as their surname the family name that their ancestors bore before the revolution; it may be forgotten, it may be absent due to simple origin. The most common among the Mongols is the belonging of the Mongols to the genus Borjigin (Mong. Borzhgon), which is a matter of pride, but as a surname does not give a separate family uniqueness. Many invent surnames according to the type of activity. So, the already mentioned cosmonaut Gurragcha took the surname Sansar (in translation - “space”)
THE MOST COMMON MONGOLIAN NAMES
The most common names are Solongo, Bat-Erdene. Such people often come up with middle names - to make it more convenient.
S. Nyamtsetseg, specialist of the Main Department of Civil Registration: “These are the most common names and the shortest in the country. About 10 names are widely used in Mongolia. For example, 13,395 citizens with the name Bat-Erdene are registered.”
There are also 11,029 Otgonbayars and 10,536 Batbayars registered. The rating of the most popular female names was headed by Altantsetseg and Oyuunchimeg.
Used materials Sh.NARANCHIMEG. Sh.NARANTUYAA.
"News of Mongolia" Ed. Agencies MONTSAME
There is no foolishness here. Let me give you an example to make it clearer what I was talking about. The Turkic peoples are also aware of their unity, but at the same time they do not forget about their ethnic uniqueness. Even simpler - I am a Turk and I am a Kazakh, one does not interfere with the other, but even complements.
The processes of division and unification of the Mongolian monolith took place long before the emergence of the very idea of communism in tired European brains. Why accuse the RCP (b) of a non-existent sin? Yes, they used the differences necessary for their national policy, but splitting a single ethnic group is too much.
Let me give you one more example - In China, right on the border with Kazakhstan, in the Dzhungar Gate (Alashankou station), there is the Bortala-Mongolian Autonomous Region. The inhabitants of this region, descendants of the Dzhungars, distinguish themselves from the Mongols of Inner Mongolia and the Republic of Moldova, calling them (we spoke Kazakh) Mongols, and themselves Kalmaks. This means that they feel like a separate people, although the region is called Mongolian. There is absolutely nothing to blame the Russian communists for here.
And the last, personally from myself. I don’t know why, but I constantly have to justify myself to you in various sins, which is just a little annoying. I propose the following - by definition, consider that I am not trying to offend the Mongols, and maybe with varying success, but I try to be objective. At least he didn't call anyone a dog. This way the conversation will go more smoothly.
ladno, budu nadeyat "sa. miru mir! hehe.
naschet bortalinskih mongolov, tam jivut potomki chaharov kotorye byli poslany tuda Cinskim pravitel "stvom nesti ohrannuyu slujbu granicy s Rossiei. Chahary poddannye poslednego velikogo hana Ligdena. oni ochen" silno podverglis "oiratazaciu i teper" govoryat na oiratskom dialekte. to chto est" razlichie mezhdu kalmykami i buryatami i halhascami ochevidnyi fact.
no yavlyayas" oiratom, buryatom v toje vremya mojet byt i mongolom.
mongoly iz vnutrennei mongolii i oiraty iz sin "czyana v dialektologicheskom otnoshenii silno otlichayutsa. svyazuyushim zvenom yavlyaetsa halhasskii. i v tozhe vremya kalmyckii i buryatskii raznyatsa ochen" po proiznosheniu (chto li) i opy at "taki mezhdu nimi postavish" halhasskogo, i vse obrazuetsa.
i vse taki tyurkskii mir ogromen i raznoobrazen ih svyazyvaet tol "ko yazyk (proshu ne kidat" kamnyami eto ya k slovu :)). a nas vse(no pochti vse identifikatory etnichnosti).
esli Vam naprimer nadobno podcherkivat "chto vpervuyu ochered" vy Kazahi, Kyrgyzi, Uzbeki a potom uj Tyurki, to u nas na pervuyu ochered "stoit Mongol. (ochen" raznym i mnogim prichinam)
iz za plohogo znanii velikogo moguchego inogda ne mogu tochno sformulirovat" svoe mnenie. esli est" voprosy budu rad otvechat" i otstaivat" svoyu tochku zrenii.
S proshedshim prazdnikom Nouruz!
The names of the Mongols consist of three groups: primordially national, borrowed foreign and Buddhist names that came from Tibetan, Sanskrit, Indian languages.
Ancient Mongolian names were common nouns, denoting the phenomena of nature and the surrounding world. Mongolian female names were often formed from the names of flowers, plants, animals, symbolizing tenderness, grace, attractiveness (Kerme - "squirrel", Zambaga - "magnolia", Oyunnavch - "turquoise leaf", Delbee - "petal"). Names could also come from the names of character traits that parents wanted to give the newborn, external features (Sergelen - "cheerful", Enkhtuvshin - "calmness, peacefulness"). Names-wishes of life's blessings were also used - wealth, health, happiness (Zhargal - "happiness", Bayantsetseg - "rich flower", Battsetseg - "strong flower").
With the spread of Buddhism among the Mongols, Lamaist Tibeto-Sanskrit names came into use, meaning various religious concepts, the names of days and months of the Buddhist calendar, celestial bodies (Dulmaa - "savior, mother", Sugar - "Venus").
In the process of interaction of the Mongols with other peoples of Europe and Asia, the national onomasticon was enriched with borrowed names of various origins: Arabic, Turkic, Chinese, Russian. These names make up a small percentage of the total number of Mongolian names.
New names
New variants of female names among the Mongols were formed with the help of components indicating the category of grammatical gender: the endings -maa, -suu, -chin, -ka. This made it possible to distinguish female names from male ones, often having the same stem. New names also arose as a result of combining two names into one compound. The components could be both Mongolian and Tibetan names: for example, Davaatsetseg - "Monday flower" consists of the Tibetan name Davaa, meaning "Monday" and the Mongolian Tsetseg - "flower".
Beautiful female names of the Mongols
Beautiful Mongolian female names are mainly formed from the names of flowers, jewelry (Chimeg - "decoration", Altan - "golden", Erzhena - "pearl", Erdene - "jewel", Khongorzul - "tulip", Sarnay - "rose"). There are many names in the national name book that come from the same stem - -tsetseg ("flower"), -tuyaa ("radiance"), introducing an affectionate coloring into the sound of the name. The name of the day of the week on which the girl was born or some good character trait, the name of the celestial body, jewelry, etc. - "Saturday flower", Amartsetseg - "calm flower", Alantuya - "golden radiance", Ariuntuya - "sacred radiance"). Many sonorous Mongolian female names and their meanings indicate attractive female qualities - beauty, grace, meekness, purity: Gerel - "illuminating", Saina - "good", Tungalak - "clear, pure".
Popular Mongolian female names
The most popular female Mongolian names are traditional national names: Misheel - "smile", Altantsetseg - "golden flower", Bolormaa - "crystal", Erdenechimeg - "precious decoration", Oyunchimeg - "turquoise decoration", Solongo - "rainbow", Anuzhin , which comes from the name of the wife of the khan Galdan Boshigto Anu Khatan. Recently, short names have come into fashion: Och - "spark", Zul - "candle", Od - "star", Anu - the name of the Mongol queen.
Modern traditions
Modern Mongolian names for girls are closely related to the centuries-old history of the people, for the most part they are old Mongolian names, Tibeto-Sanskrit and mixed compound names. Among the Mongols, it is rare to find foreign-language names - the people keep the traditions of naming that have been established for centuries.
