PROBLEMS AND APPROACHES IN THE STUDY OF RELIGIOUS NAMES IN UZBEK LINGUISTICS

Abstract

This article analyzes the issue of studying religious names in Uzbek linguistics. The relevance of the research lies in the fact that religious names constitute an important layer of the Uzbek anthroponymic system and function not only as nominative units but also as expressions of historical memory, religious thinking, national mentality, and linguocultural experience. The article highlights the main problems in the study of religious names, including terminological ambiguity, inconsistency in structural-semantic classification, the gap between etymological and linguocultural approaches, as well as the insufficient consideration of sociolinguistic factors.