EVOLUTION AND LINGUOCULTURAL CHARACTERISTICS OF ENGLISH AND UZBEK NAMESs

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Abstract: This article explores the historical evolution and linguocultural characteristics of personal names in English and Uzbek linguistic traditions. It examines the origins, structural patterns, semantic meanings, and sociocultural functions of names in both cultures, highlighting how naming practices reflect national identity, historical change, religious influence, and social values. The study analyzes similarities and differences in name formation, adaptation, borrowing, and modernization processes, emphasizing the role of globalization and intercultural contact in shaping contemporary naming trends. By applying comparative, etymological, and linguocultural approaches, the research contributes to a deeper understanding of how personal names function as carriers of cultural memory and linguistic heritage in English and Uzbek societies.