Female names on the geographical map of the Sakha Republic (Yakutia)

Abstract

Oikonyms derived from female names make the subject of the research. The issue has not been studied earlier since female names are rare in the names of settlements in the Sakha Republic (Yakutia). The small amount of such oikonyms is due to the social inequality of women compared to men in the past. The linguoculturological analysis of geographical names showed that a special status of women in the North was manifested in the fact that she was perceived not only as a home keeper and some sort of national customs’ translator but also as a strong personality, capable of overcoming any difficulties and being equal to a man. The toponymic system is one of the most significant in the language of each nation, since it encodes the information about a person's perception of the surrounding space and society, which are the most important components of the worldview.