The Toponymy of the Village of Trebinja in Popovo

Sa？etak In this paper 450 toponyms from the area surrounding the village of Trebinja, the central settlement of the southwestern part of Popovo, are analyzed. The name Trebinja is derived from the anthroponymic stem *Trěb- and has been in use since 1283. The forms Trebinja and Trebimlja are both found in today’s official use (the latter being confirmed in 1372). The toponymy of this place is diverse and reflects numerous local traditions, from the ones referring to the time the village was founded (Mongolsko groblje and Tatarica) and the time of Mediaeval rulers (Vercek < herceg), up to the ones reflecting battles of local inhabitants against Uskoks (outlaws originally fugitive from Turkish rule) and Turks (Golokordi？i, Tabakov kamen, and Turski do)