Naming the Nameless: A Corpus of Selected Postmortonyms

Digital Annex to the Paper: Golda, Paweł, Agnieszka Jedziniak-Danowska, Marlena Moskal, and Joanna Ryszka (2026). Naming the Nameless: A Preliminary Study of Bynames for the Deceased from an Onomastic Perspective. Linguistica Silesiana, 47. The article analyzes the concept of the postmortonym — a newly proposed term for names assigned to unidentified deceased individuals. Drawing on a semantic onomastic analysis of 220 postmortonyms from multiple cultures, the study explores the motivations, structures, and functions of these bynames, distinct from posthumous names, deadnames, and necronyms. The research demonstrates that postmortonyms often incorporate details such as location or distinguishing features, which serve investigative, communicative, and memorial purposes. The analysis highlights the phenomenon of polyonymy, where temporary names coexist with potential authentic identities, and discusses the broader cultural and legal contexts influencing naming practices for the nameless dead. The research is of a pilot nature, and the findings offer a foundation for further research on the conceptualization of death and naming across cultures. Keywords: onomastics, proper noun, name, onyms, postmortonym, nickname, byname, death论文附属数字附件：Golda Paweł、Agnieszka Jedziniak-Danowska、Marlena Moskal及Joanna Ryszka于2026年发表的《命名无名者：从人名学（Onomastics）视角开展的逝者别称初步研究》，载于《西里西亚语言学》（Linguistica Silesiana）第47卷。 本文围绕“死后称谓（postmortonym）”展开分析——该术语为新近提出的、用于指代身份不明逝者的命名范式。本研究依托多文化语境下220个死后称谓的语义人名学分析，系统考察了这类别称的生成动因、结构特征与功能属性，并厘清其与谥号（posthumous names）、逝者原名（deadnames）及逝者专名（necronyms）的区别。研究表明，死后称谓常融入地点、显著特征等细节信息，可满足调查、沟通与纪念等多重需求。本次分析还聚焦多名共存现象：即临时称谓与潜在真实身份并行存在，并探讨了影响无名逝者命名实践的广泛文化与法律语境。本研究属于探索性试点研究，其研究结果为跨文化视角下死亡概念与命名实践的后续研究奠定了重要基础。 关键词：人名学（onomastics）、专有名词、姓名、称谓词、死后称谓（postmortonym）、昵称、别称、死亡