Anthroponyms and toponyms in sport names (based on the English language)

This article presents a study of anthroponyms and toponyms in names used in different sports. The author analyzes the nominations of objects and phenomena that comprise a proper name component in sports such as volleyball, tennis, hockey, sailing, water skiing, aviation, skiing and snowboarding, bobsleigh, wrestling, rock climbing, basketball, fencing, and horseback riding, and composes their thematic classification. For the correct understanding and usage of sports names with anthroponym and toponym components, the author investigates their etymology. The work provides definitions for the concepts of proper name, anthroponym, and toponym. As a result of the study, the author comes to the conclusion that the subgroup “Anthroponyms” includes names from sports such as volleyball, tennis, hockey, sailing, water skiing, aviation sports, skiing and snowboarding, bobsleigh, wrestling, and rock climbing, and the subgroup “Toponyms” includes the names of sports such as volleyball, tennis, hockey, sailing, skiing and snowboarding, fencing, horseback riding, and rock climbing, which reflect the geographical names of the areas, cities, regions, mountains and countries where they were created for the first time and convey various kinds of information through the centuries. The “Anthroponyms” subgroups include units that contain information about authors who have a connection with the designated phenomena, concepts, and elements of physical culture, perpetuate their names, and convey the historical memory of generations. The results of the study are intended for the compilation of mono- and bilingual onomastic dictionaries, and contribute to the development of English onomastics.