A történeti helynévszótárak

The study examines the types and characteristics of lexicographic works that contain, or provide detailed analysis of toponymic data, from the first attempts to create a Hungarian dictionary of toponyms to the most recent dictionaries of early place names. The historical overview follows in the footsteps of István Hoffmann’s lecture given at the Applied Onomastics 2017. Names and Dictionaries symposium on 29 November 2017. Two types of place name dictionaries are examined. The first are place name collections that contain the geographical names of a single settlement or place arranged according to the denotations. The second are place name dictionaries that list place names according to morphological characteristics under single entries. The two types of place name dictionaries play complementary roles as the information gleaned from both can be utilized in different ways. Place name collections can be used to study settlements as place name systems, the internal relationships of names within a space, and for research into local history and topography. Meanwhile, place name dictionaries can be used for comprehensive studies throughout the lingual region (e.g., the changes of the name system, name typology). Hungarian toponomastics aims to place the enormous amount of data into the service of the general public and academic research, a goal unachievable without the proper use of digital methods