Naming of mills largely comes from the names of millers, also according to their nationality or position to a particular housing estate or object; they could also be named by watercourse, after an unfortunate event, appearance, according to processed raw materials, the time or water sequence; interpretation of some mill names stays unclear. This article by means of historical documents studies the original name (Lhotský mlýn) and its changes that resulted in the official name Labeţský mlýn according to one of millers who was grinding here very shortly.
The paper focuses on some recordings from the oldest registers from the Pilsen District (middle 17th century – middle 18th century), directly illustrating the process of the rise of some by-names and surnames from the terms referring to the kinds of craft employment, not only in Czech, but also in German and Latin.
During investigation of the oldest registers of the Pilsner region originating in the 17th and 18th century, larger amount of hypocorisms with -rle suffix has been found. As far as the male bynames are concerned, ascertained cases are besides several exceptions very similar to those examples mentioned in literature. Larger amount of hypocorisms with -rle suffix of female names has been found as well. These cases are not mentioned in any available publication. Majority of cases researched was derived from names Barbora and Kateřina – Babrle and Katrle, only once hypocorisms of names Eva (Evrle) and Anna, Anča (Anrle) have been noticed.
Till this time uknown locality Římův Újezd was ascertained in oldest matrix, rectory Chotěšov (district Plzeň-south) in entries from 1620’s and 1630’s. In the surrounding there are today three villages called Újezd: Červený (,red‘). Kamenný (,stone‘) and Vodné (,water‘). According to fisherman and miller living in this area, we succeed to determine that Římův Újezd is identical with Vodní Újezd as well as with Velký (,big‘) Újezd known from the 14th century.
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