ДЕРИВАцІЙНИЙ ПОТЕНцІАЛ КОЛьОРАТИВІВ (на матеріалі української та англійської мов)

Based on colour names onyms are studied in aspects of onomastics and derivational morphology but usually within a single language. The author of this article carries out a comparative analysis of the creativity of colour names in surnames and place names in each of the languages. Also it is investigated each group of onyms in Ukrainian and English. The research is carried out on a significant source base – 60000 surnames and 10000 place names. The study was carried out in 4 stages – according to the group of onyms and language. The research is based on the ideas of A. Wezhbitskaya and I. Golubovska about the ethnic and cultural determinism of colour names. In both languages, higher derivative potential was identified in place names than in the surnames. The onyms that are motivated by colour names white and black prevail in both languages and reflect an archetypal opposition day – night. However, the quantitative ratio of these onyms is different in Ukrainian and English because of the ethnic and cultural background.