Мянушкi як сродак рэпрэзентацыi язычнiцкiх i хрысцiянскiх вераванняў беларусаў

The article is devoted to analysis of the informal nicknames of Belarusians. The subject of investigation are nicknames, in the semantic structure which reflects the traces of pagan beliefs and Christian world perception of our ancestors structural and semantic organization of similar onyms. Special attention is paid to studies the types of lexical stems that were been derivative base have been defined. In some cases the authors have tried to find out the reasons of occurrence of informal nicknames, to analyse influence linguistic and extralinguistic factors on character of a nomination of the person. The material of the article will be usefull to linguists, and anyone interested in the history of the Belarusian language and culture.