Name «Moroz»

The name 'Moroz' originates from the East Slavic term for the natural phenomenon – frost. The earliest evidence of this name is found in written records from the Tatar districts of Hungary, particularly from the Szabolcs County, as well as from Romania. One of the early documentary mentions is a record from the year 1226: “Petrus, filium Moraz devilla Kad” (Reg Var 286). In 1530, the name Moroz is mentioned among serfs in Ternovo (Belay 166). There is also a record from 1563 about a townsman from Kremenets named Moroz Kalik (ЛК 54).Among the 40 thousand registered Cossacks of 1649 in the Zaporizhian army, only one bore the name Moroz – Moroz Golubetsky (РВЗ 172). In 1666, Moroz Kovanok is mentioned in Poltava (ПК 269).The name Moroz also served as a basis for the formation of patronymics. For example, in 1552, Matzko Morozovych – a peasant from Lutsk is mentioned (Арх ЮЗР Ⅶ/1 182); in 1565, a serf named Morozovych is recorded (Арх ЮЗР ⅦІ/4 48); in 1626 – Yevsyutka Morozko (ПК 356); in 1649 – the Cossack Marko Morozko (РВЗ 27); in 1651 – Hryshko Morozenya (Арх ЮЗР Ⅶ І/1 578).