Світлій пам’яті Ірини Денисівни Скорук

The article describes the life and scientific path of the Ukrainian linguist Iryna Denysivna Skoruk (1957-2023), Candidate of Philological Sciences and Associate Professor at the Department of History and Culture of the Ukrainian Language in the Lesya Ukrainka Volyn National University. It elucidates the main areas of her scientific research, among which the onomastics and anthroponymy of Volyn occupy a central place, especially the structural and semantic analysis of the surnames of the Lutsk residents and the dynamics of the city's most popular names in the 20th century. The scientific work of the researcher, which includes about 56 works devoted to various aspects of anthroponymy – from the etymology of individual surnames to the classification of various word-formation models, is characterized. Her contribution to the training of scientific personnel as a supervisor of dissertations for the degree of Candidate of Philological Sciences and a member of the specialized academic council is emphasized, including her pedagogical activity and work on teaching aids, which became a valuable basis for future generations of scientists.