Author: John TitfordPublisher: Penguin UK
ISBN: 9780141023205
Category : English language
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
An informative dictionary of the origins, history and etymology of British surnames.
The Penguin Dictionary of Surnames
Author: Basil CottlePublisher: Harmondsworth : Penguin
ISBN:
Category : Names, Personal
Languages : en
Pages : 344
Book Description
An analysis of over 8,000 English, Welsh, Scottish, and Irish surnames, including the 100 commonest in the United Kingdom, the British Commonwealth, and the United States.
A Dictionary of English Surnames
Author: P. H. ReaneyPublisher: Psychology Press
ISBN: 041505737X
Category : Foreign Language Study
Languages : en
Pages : 3619
Book Description
This classic dictionary explains the origins of over 16,000 names in current English use. It will be a source of fascination to everyone with an interest in names and their history.This classic dictionary answers questions such as these and explains the origins of over 16,000 names in current English use. It will be a source of fascination to everyone with an interest in names and their history.
Author: Percy Hide Reaney
Author: Ed. Adrian Room Basil CottleThe Oxford Dictionary of Family Names in Britain and Ireland
Author: Patrick HanksPublisher: Oxford University Press
ISBN: 0192527479
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages :
Book Description
Containing entries for more than 45,000 English, Scottish, Welsh, Irish, Cornish, and immigrant surnames, The Oxford Dictionary of Family Names in Britain and Ireland is the ultimate reference work on family names of the UK. The Dictionary includes every surname that currently has more than 100 bearers. Each entry contains lists of variant spellings of the name, an explanation of its origins (including the etymology), lists of early bearers showing evidence for formation and continuity from the date of formation down to the 19th century, geographical distribution, and, where relevant, genealogical and bibliographical notes, making this a fully comprehensive work on family names. This authoritative guide also includes an introductory essay explaining the historical background, formation, and typology of surnames and a guide to surnames research and family history research. Additional material also includes a list of published and unpublished lists of surnames from the Middle Ages to the present day.
Author: Percy H. ReaneyThe Penguin Dictionary of First Names
Author: David PickeringPublisher: Penguin Books, Limited (UK)
ISBN:
Category : Family & Relationships
Languages : en
Pages : 408
Book Description
Names have much to tell us about our past, our beliefs - even our personality traits. With 150 plus entries, this book takes a look at over 5,000 examples, ranging from the familiar to the comparatively obscure, drawn from different parts of the English-speaking world.
The Penguin Dictionary of British Place Names
Author: Adrian RoomPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
Languages : en
Pages : 594
Book Description
A comprehensive A-Z guide to the meaning and history of 6000 place name from England, Scotland and Wales. Unlocking the meaning of a place namecan provide fasinating insights into the history and development of a community. A place name can tell us when a town was founded, who founded it what the surrounding countryside was like and even which animals lived there. This dictionary provides the key. Covering names of countries, regions, cities, towns, suburbs, villages and rivers. In each case it explains precisely the place names means, what language it is derived from (for example, Anglo-Saxon, Celtic) and when it was first recorded and provides a host of background details. The dictionary also explains the meaning and significance of comman elements in place names (for example, ham) and includes a number of maps.
A History of British Surnames
Author: Richard MckinleyPublisher: Routledge
ISBN: 1317901460
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 239
Book Description
Aiming to avoid technical terminology, Richard McKinley provides an introduction to the history of hereditary surnames in Britain from their first appearance to the present day. Devoting a chapter to each of the main categories of name, he enables readers to set the facts they discover about their own ancestry, family history and surnames into the context of general surname development. The author deals with those names that originate in England, Wales and Scotland; and since these tend to have their own distinct histories, he discusses developments in each of the three countries separately, wherever appropriate. The book uses the study of surnames to illuminate social history and draws attention to the complex patterns of population mobility that have always characterized British Society. It also describes regional and class differences in surnames, some features of which survive to our own time.
