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Abstract
The article deals with the influence of Islam on Uzbek anthroponymy. By focusing on the syntactic, semantic and cultural properties of personal names, this article illustrates how Islamic ideasand Arabic-Persian linguistic items have penetrated in to the traditional Uzbek space. The paper uses three procedures of male name ergonymic element realization: the processes ad- dition with- -ullo/-ulla, -din and Islam; inclusion in the composition of Kyrgyz personal names onyms of religious calendrical holidays,- lunarcycles,- titlesof relatives. It also investigates the development and meaning changes in Turkic perception of honorific female titles’ (Bibi, Beka). The findings demonstrated that the anthroponymy of Uzbeks is not just a system of names, but also an ethnic history of Islamization, spiritual heritage and nation-building.