A Békés Megyei Múzeumok Közleményei 24-25. (Békéscsaba, 2003)

Cs. Szabó István: Danca, Mirhó, Sirató. Data to hydrographic names

Danca, Mirko, Sirató DANCA, MIRHÓ, SIRATÓ Data to hydrographie names - István Cs. Szabó Resume Hydrographie names, relating to lakes or rivers, e.g. "Danca, Mirhó, Sirató" involved in this study most often can be traced in the Great Plain. According to the present state of our research the name "Sirató", alone or in compounds, can found nowhere but along the River Hármas-Körös. In several places "Mirhó" and "Sirató" survived also in names of outskirts and interior streets. In our opinion all the three words indicating natural waters have got considerable importance regarding hydrographies, settlement geography, local history. To our knowledge, apart from the "naive folk etymology" which has got its relevance in its own place, none of the words above has got convincing etymological or semantic explanations. Both "Danca" and "Mirhó" may appear at the same time inside a settlement (e.g. Gyoma). "Danca" mostly signifies a deep area or ditch temporarily filled with water without an outlet, "Mirhó" natural or man-made ditch or brook-bed filled temporarily or constantly with water, but we have got data on that it means a pinched-off meander or lake. Inside settlements it typically signifies borders extending between two house-lines along the "yard feet" or site boundaries. The "Sirató" represents a river-bend, so called "zug", or water course. Cs. Szabó István 5600 Békéscsaba, Lencsésiu. 46. fsz. 1. 245