T he Pontifical tithes Register for 6 years on transylvania (1332–1337) is one of the most important documents 1 for the study of the medieval onomastics in Tran- sylvania, mostly of toponymy and anthroponymy. The document, covering the years 1332–1337, also referring to the geographical space of Transylvania, Banat, Crişana and Maramureş, 2 represents an excellent source for the identification and analysis of the transformations that occurred in toponymy and anthroponymy in the 14 th century, mostly in its first half, in the aforementioned territories. From an anthroponymical point of view, the most important change was repre- sented by the spread of Christian names 3 that in the 14 th century were more present than in the previous century. 4 This process was stimulated by several factors. The first factor would be the political stability of the Hungarian state after the crown- ing of Charles Robert as King. The reinforcement of the influence of the Catholic Church over this territory has also a major impact, as well as the revolution in anthroponymy that began in the 12 th century in Western Europe. This revolution referred exactly to the usage of the onomastic stock based on names of saints and martyrs. 5 Last, but not least the establishment of several fixed festivals by Pope Gregory IX that had to be celebrated in the Roman Church were a good source of inspiration for first names. 6 In the mean time, Chapter 89 (Caput 89) of the Constitutions of the Synod in Buda (Hungary, 1279) provided that the priest give the child his Name after granting the Sacrament of Baptism. 7 Before baptism, there might have been discussions between the priest and the parents regarding the child’s name, but, surely, the priest could convince the parents to choose a Christian name for the new citizen of Christianity, had they not already decided to do so. Transylvanian Anthropotoponymy in the Pontifical Tithes Register for Six Years (1332–1337) * V ictor V. V izauer * This paper is a result of a research conducted as part of a CNCS project, PD_485, contract no. 69/28.07.2010, with the title: “Anthropotoponymy of Transylvania in the 11 th –14 th cen- turies.” Suppliment no. 3 2012 bun.indd 303 10/25/2012 2:08:13 PM