Abstract
The article examines changes in proper names, including phonetic accommodation, caused by long-term language contact and adaptation to a target-language. The primary source material for this study is the developing list of personal names preferred in Gaul during the Late Roman Period. The article also investigates typological parallels with socio-linguistic developments in Ireland beginning with the 14th c. C.E. Although in Ireland ethnic and linguistic identity was not equivalent to national identity, language use did play an important role in marking the latter. In cases of unbalanced bilingualism, the choice of proper name could be the only marker of a person’s national self-identification.
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