析嘉祥地名的语源类型

Analysis on the Etymology Types of Jiaxiang Places

地名语源,即地名的渊源解释,指地名得名的由来及其含义。地名的产生不是随意的,都有一定的来源,如"嘉祥"之名由来,即是借春秋鲁哀公西狩获鳞之事,取其嘉美祥瑞之意而得此名。每一个地名的由来都会有所不同,但倘若稍加分析,便不难发现,地名的来源不外乎几种类型,即自然地理因素、人文历史因素、社会民族因素等。对嘉祥地名的语言类型进行分析研究,亦会在文化历史方面有所发现[1]。

The etymology of geographical names,the explanation of the origin,refers to the origin and the meaning of place names.Names are not chosen at random.They have certain sources,such as the name 'Jiaxiang' with an auspicious meaning which came from a story that Duke Lu Ai hunted a kylin in his west hunting trip during the Spring and Autumn Period(from approximately 771 until 476 BC).The origin of every place name is different,but it is easy to find out no more than a few sources,namely natural geographical,historical,social and ethnic factors.Analysis on the etymology of the place names in Jiaxiang can also be attributed to the aspects of cultural history.