บทความนี้มีวัตถุประสงค์เพื่อศึกษาเปรียบเทียบลักษณะภาษา กลุ่มความหมาย ความเชื่อและค่านิยมของชื่อพระราชทานในพระบาทสมเด็จพระปรมินทรมหาภูมิพลอดุลยเดช บรมนาถบพิตร ของเพศชายและเพศหญิง จาก 5 ปีพุทธศักราชที่ขอชื่อพระราชทานมากที่สุด ได้แก่ พ.ศ.2520 พ.ศ.2522 พ.ศ.25

Abstract

This article was aimed at studying and comparing language features, meanings, beliefs and values in 1,179 male and female royal names during the reign of King Bhumibol Adulyadej Borommanathbophit, from the five years thatpeople requested the royal names the most including B.E. 2514, B.E. 2520, B.E. 2522, B.E.2529, and B.E.2540.

          The study on language features through the study on syllables found that royal names contained ranges from one to ten syllable words. The study on name structures showed that the royal names were formed with one-to-three-word units. The study on the origin of the language found that the both male and female royal names were most highly created with the use of borrowed words from the Pali-Sanskrit language, and the least often found language for male royal names was Thai and the Thai-Khmer mixed language, while the least commonly seen language for female royal names was Khmer.

          The study on meanings found that the most commonly seen meanings of both male and female royal names were goodness and prosperity. The least normally seen meanings of male royal names were the meanings associated with characteristics, qualities, and cities or regions, and the least often seen meanings of female royal names were related to orders and numbers. The study on beliefs and values showed that the most often found meanings of both male and female royal names were regarding goodness and prosperity. The least often seen meanings of male royal names were the meanings relevant to characteristics and qualities, and the least common noticed meanings of female royal names were in relation to honor and power.