The paper presents a typological view of proper and common names of protagonists in Slovene drama in the late 18th century (Dev, Linhart, Mure) which, according to the theme and genre of dramatic works, are socially, psychologically and pragmatically defined. Comparison with today's choice of names and nicknames in Möderndorfer's Comedy Nežka se moži [...] (Nežka is Getting Married) provides insight into the psychosocial differences of three of Linhart's characters.
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