COMPARATIVE ANALYSIS OF RESTAURANT ERGONYMS IN ENGLISH AND UZBEK

This article explores the comparative linguistic and cultural features of restaurant names—referred to as ergonyms—in English and Uzbek. Restaurant naming is not merely a commercial or branding strategy, but also a rich field for linguistic analysis, revealing sociocultural, semantic, and structural nuances. The study identifies similarities and differences in naming conventions, lexical choices, and cultural symbolism, contributing to a broader understanding of how language and culture interact in onomastics.