What does David actually mean? Which famous people have shared your first name? Why might parents want to call their child Plaxy? From the most popular to the most outlandish, find out about more than 2000 names--their definitions, origin, history, and development. Of course, this dictionary is perfect if you're looking to name a new baby, but even if not, the details are ...
This greatly expanded and completely updated version of our highly acclaimed title ("very useful" -RQ; "deserves a place in any collection of serious onomastic works"-Verbatim) gives the changed names of over 8,000 people (up from 4,000 in the earlier edition) who have "made a name for themselves." Arranged by pseudonym, the entries give the true name, vital dates, country of origin ...
The present volume is a radically revised and enlarged edition, with over 2,000 new entries and a new introduction. A new appendix is devoted to terms relating to pseudonymous and changed names. More emphasis has been put on the change of an individual’s first name, as well as his or her surname, since an adoption of this kind is similar to the taking of a new family name. In many cases the ...
This book gives the stories behind, or origins of, more than 3,500 commercial names. Many of them are American or British but a number originate in countries such as France, Germany, Italy and Japan. From A & C Black (publishers) to Zyklon (insecticide), entries cover two types of subjects: company names and the names of products and services. The companies have names derived from their founders ...