Uzbek female names have a complex anthroponymic structure. The origin of nicknames, their interpretation and features of use - all this is of considerable interest to scientists.
It is believed that the whole variety of names of a given nationality can be divided into two groups:
1. Formed as a result of borrowing from the Arab culture.
2. Original Uzbek, or so-called national.
In the Arabian culture, girls are gentle and beautiful creatures who are responsible for comfort in the house and keep the hearth. As a result of mutual influence, the same attitude towards the ladies was entrenched in the Uzbek culture: in the name-list there are frequent references to the girl’s desires, her beauty and character, her charming appearance, etc. In addition, the close relationship of the Arab people with the religion of Islam also had an impact on the Uzbek names (female). Common nicknames are the names of the associates of the prophet and other illustrious women.
The names of the national group have a melodic and gentle sound and metaphor. An example of such nicknames can be the beautiful Uzbek female names Altyngul and Gulchehra, who compare girls with exquisite flowers.
Nevertheless, many nicknames are known, which are borrowed from various legends and fairy tales, adopted from famous personalities noted on the pages of history.
It is also fair to single out a special group, which includes Uzbek names (female), meaning the names of plants and animals. Such nicknames are often found earlier, but is rarely used today, and therefore they are often considered rare names.
Another feature of the Uzbek nationality is the custom to replace female nicknames with male ones in the hope that a boy will appear in the family. It would seem that these are traditions of antiquity, but even nowadays such cases sometimes occur.
Modern Uzbek names (feminine) often have in their structure such particles as -hum, -ohm, -ok and -nur. Each of them speaks of the beauty of the girl, her purity and purity, calls her the beauty and the possessor of the inner light that bestows it on people.
The customs of the name of the Uzbek people are rooted in antiquity. An example of such traditions that came from the depths of centuries can be considered that the nickname of the child is chosen not by the parents of the baby, as is customary in European countries, but by the parents of the husband, that is, paternal grandfather and grandmother. Often, newborn girls are given Uzbek names (female) that their great-grandmothers wore.
There are also many features associated with addressing peers or the older generation, women or men. For example, when referring to senior or superior people, you should use the particle "aka" (for men) or "opa" (for women), which is located after the main name.
Currently, interest in Muslim scripture - the Qur'an - has revived, in connection with which many new and unusual nicknames have appeared for Uzbek children.