2020-01-142020-01-142014-12BASTIANI, Carla. Antropônimos e memória: o léxico enquanto possibilidade de resgate da história social por meio da análise do nome próprio. Nova Revista Amazônica, Bragança, v. 2, n. 2, p. 97-106, jul./dez. 2014. DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.18542/nra.v2i2.6408. Disponível em: http://repositorio.ufpa.br/jspui/handle/2011/12153. Acesso em;.2318-1346https://repositorio.ufpa.br/handle/2011/12153This study proposes to conduct a reflection on the possibility of rescuing the social history of a particular group by analyzing the anthroponyms (proper names) which appointing the establishments which are part of the overall context of this group, since by through this analysis it is possible to retrieve information about the socio-cultural and geographical character of a region, as well as rescuing historical episodes that were important to the community. The recovery of local memory aiming at knowledge of their socio-cultural identity community is only possible with the use of oral history as the first data source, since it is the knowledge of the ancient inhabitants who finds a way to rescue and meet the memory location of a region. The main objective is to highlight the importance of knowing the motivation of local anthroponyms designating a community as a way to preserve the memory of the group.Acesso AbertoOnomásticaAntropônimosMemória OralOnomasticsAnthroponymsOral memoryArtigo de Periódicohttp://dx.doi.org/10.18542/nra.v2i2.6408