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Author | : George R. Stewart |
Publisher | : Oxford University Press, USA |
Total Pages | : 276 |
Release | : 1979 |
Genre | : Language Arts & Disciplines |
ISBN | : 9780195040401 |
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Places all the more common names in their historical and linguistic context, discussing each name's etymology and usage through history.
Author | : Patrick Hanks |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 746 |
Release | : 2003 |
Genre | : Language Arts & Disciplines |
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Where did your surname come from? Do you know how many people in the United States share it? What does it tell you about your lineage? From the editor of the highly acclaimed Dictionary of Surnames comes the most extensive compilation of surnames in America. The result of 10 years of research and 30 consulting editors, this massive undertaking documents 70,000 surnames of Americans across the country. A reference source like no other, it surveys each surname giving its meaning, nationality, alternate spellings, common forenames associated with it, and the frequency of each surname and forename. The Dictionary of American Family Names is a fascinating journey throughout the multicultural United States, offering a detailed look at the meaning and frequency of surnames throughout the country. For students studying family genealogy, others interested in finding out more about their own lineage, or lexicographers, the Dictionary is an ideal place to begin research.
Author | : Patrick Hanks |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 706 |
Release | : 2003 |
Genre | : Language Arts & Disciplines |
ISBN | : |
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Where did your surname come from? Do you know how many people in the United States share it? What does it tell you about your lineage? From the editor of the highly acclaimed Dictionary of Surnames comes the most extensive compilation of surnames in America. The result of 10 years of research and 30 consulting editors, this massive undertaking documents 70,000 surnames of Americans across the country. A reference source like no other, it surveys each surname giving its meaning, nationality, alternate spellings, common forenames associated with it, and the frequency of each surname and forename. The Dictionary of American Family Names is a fascinating journey throughout the multicultural United States, offering a detailed look at the meaning and frequency of surnames throughout the country. For students studying family genealogy, others interested in finding out more about their own lineage, or lexicographers, the Dictionary is an ideal place to begin research.
Author | : Patrick Hanks |
Publisher | : Oxford University Press |
Total Pages | : |
Release | : 2006-07-27 |
Genre | : Reference |
ISBN | : 0191578541 |
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This Dictionary is part of the Oxford Reference Collection: using sustainable print-on-demand technology to make the acclaimed backlist of the Oxford Reference programme perennially available in hardback format. The fascinating and informative Dictionary of First Names covers over 6,000 names in common use in English, including the very newest names as well as traditional names. From Alice to Zanna and Adam to Zola this book will answer all your questions: it will tell you the age, origin, and meaning of the name, as well as how it has fared in terms of popularity, and who the famous fictional or historical bearers for the name have been. It covers alternative spellings, short forms and pet forms, and masculine and feminine forms, as well as help with pronunciation. The book includes extensive appendices covering names from languages including Scottish, Irish, French, German, Italian, Arabic, and Chinese names. Tables of the most popular names by year and by region are also included. From the traditional to the rare and unconventional, this book will tell you everything you need to know about names.
Author | : Henry Louis Mencken |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 11 |
Release | : 1943 |
Genre | : Names, Personal |
ISBN | : |
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Author | : George R. Stewart |
Publisher | : Houghton Mifflin Harcourt |
Total Pages | : 325 |
Release | : 1993-12 |
Genre | : Fiction |
ISBN | : 0899683703 |
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Author | : Patrick Hanks |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 744 |
Release | : 2003 |
Genre | : Language Arts & Disciplines |
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Where did your surname come from? Do you know how many people in the United States share it? What does it tell you about your lineage? From the editor of the highly acclaimed Dictionary of Surnames comes the most extensive compilation of surnames in America. The result of 10 years of research and 30 consulting editors, this massive undertaking documents 70,000 surnames of Americans across the country. A reference source like no other, it surveys each surname giving its meaning, nationality, alternate spellings, common forenames associated with it, and the frequency of each surname and forename. The Dictionary of American Family Names is a fascinating journey throughout the multicultural United States, offering a detailed look at the meaning and frequency of surnames throughout the country. For students studying family genealogy, others interested in finding out more about their own lineage, or lexicographers, the Dictionary is an ideal place to begin research.
Author | : Elsdon Coles Smith |
Publisher | : Genealogical Publishing Com |
Total Pages | : 398 |
Release | : 1986 |
Genre | : Family & Relationships |
ISBN | : 9780806311500 |
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Surnames. We all have them, but whose names were they originally? Whose are they? What do they mean and where do they come from? Elsdon Smith, America's leading authority on names, is the one man who definitely knows, and his book, American Surnames, is designed to answer these questions and more ...
Author | : Leslie Dunkling |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 308 |
Release | : 1977 |
Genre | : Family & Relationships |
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Author | : Cleveland Kent Evans |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 18 |
Release | : 2003 |
Genre | : Names |
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