Our names, where they came from and what they mean,
Title:
Our names, where they came from and what they mean,
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Publication Information:
New York, Lothrop, Lee & Shepard Co. [1960]
Physical Description:
192 pages 22 cm
Contents:
First names: How naming began -- Names of beauty and derision -- Totem, animal and racial names -- Names of mythology -- Names of the classical world -- Biblical and religious names -- Names of the English-speaking world -- Names of endearment (and otherwise) -- Personal name oddities -- Translatable and untranslatable names -- Family names: How they began -- Your father's name -- Where you live -- Name of your trade -- Names of description, glory and shame -- Commonest names -- Long, the short, the funny -- Pronunciation and spelling problems -- Naming customs -- Clues to family names -- Thing names: From name to thing -- From name to quality -- Animal names -- Trade names -- Institutional names -- National group names -- Other group names -- Abbreviated names -- Names of flags, anthems, currencies, governing bodies -- Names of seasons, months, and holidays -- Index.
Abstract:
Divided into three parts: First names, Family names, and Thing names, this book discusses sources and meanings of names, the role of mythology, religion, race, appearance, location and occupation in establishing names, and the spelling of names. It includes animal, seasonal, national group, and abbreviated names.
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Other Format:
| Online version: Lambert, Eloise. Our names, where they came from and what they mean. New York, Lothrop, Lee & Shepard Co. [1960] (OCoLC)600208244 |
