Reflection of national and cultural specifics in nationally biased units-anthroponyms of Russian Germans’ proverbs

The article intends to analyze the general structure of proverbs used by Russian Germans and identify the most frequent groups of anthroponyms. It is demonstrated that many proper nouns including anthroponyms are etymologically incomprehensible today but they keep valuable information that can be revealed. The article is based on the research conducted at Vyatka State University and the multivariate analysis methodology used during gathering and processing of insular dialect speakers’ language material.