The transformation of the names of three generations of Solegan neighborhood residents: A Socio- Onomastic Perspective

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1 Graduated Student of Linguistics, Department of Linguistics, Faculty of Foreign Languages and Literature, Payam Noor University, Tehran, Iran

2 Professor of Linguistics, Faculty of Language and foreign Languages, Payam-e Noor University, Tehran, Iran

Abstract

Choosing a name is a tool to introduce people's identity . In this article, the evolution of naming in 3 generations in Soleqan district of Tehran city has been studied. Accordingly, 2326 names of people born between 1330 and 1393 were collected through the family tree. These names have been collected in 4 identity groups, including religious, national, transnational and neutral identities. The results show that names derived from religious identity have the highest frequency, followed by names with neutral names and national and transnational identities, respectively, in this division. Examining the evolution of names shows that religious names have a growing trend in the third generation; But the transnational names are on the downward trend and the tendency towards national and neutral names, which was very few in the first generations, has found an upward trend in the next generations. Regarding names with religious, national and neutral identities, the results show that these names have a growing trend in both men and women, while names with transnational identity are completely removed in the third generation in men and women. has been and has not been seen.

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Journal of Sociolinguistics
Volume 9, Issue 1 - Serial Number 33
February 2026
Pages 99-113

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