This brand new edition of the fascinating and informative Dictionary of First Names covers over 6,000 names in common use in English, including newly created names and traditional names that have been newly discovered. 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 ...
Manufacturer: Oxford University Press, USAWritten By: Patrick Hanks, Hardcastle Kate, Flavia Hodges
Here is the ultimate first name handbook, a delightfully informative, comprehensive survey of over 6,000 names in regular use in the English-speaking world, from the traditional to the newest and unconventional names of the nineties. This Revised Edition also offers new appendices listing common Arabic, Russian, Indian, French, German, Italian, and Spanish first names. An authoritative ...
Manufacturer: Oxford University Press, USAWritten By: Patrick Hanks, Flavia Hodges
A unique reference work, this international dictionary is a systematic, comparative survey of the origins and meanings of some 100,000 currently used surnames of European origin, as they are presently found throughout the world. With the help of consultant editors in specific areas--particularly for Jewish, Spanish, and Gaelic names--the authors present information about the language or region in ...
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 ...
Manufacturer: Oxford University Press, USA
The Oxford Names Companion provides all the information that you will need about place and personal names existing within the British Isles. Divided into three sections on Surnames, First Names, and British Place-Names, they showcase the knowledge and detailed information from leading experts in the names field: A Dictionary of Surnames explains the origin and meaning of nearly 70,000 ...
Manufacturer: Oxford University PressWritten By: Patrick Hanks, Flavia Hodges, A.D. Mills, Adrian Room
Manufacturer: Oxford Univ PrWritten By: Patrick Hanks, Flavia Hodges
Do you want your child to be just plain Jane? Or any old Tom, Dick, or Harry? Use this dictionary to help you choose a name that you and your child will always be happy with. This revised edition of Babies' Names contains more than 2,500 entries. It gives all names in common use in the English-speaking world, including traditional names from Albert to William, and modern names from Alanda to Zola. ...
Manufacturer: Oxford University PressWritten By: Patrick Hanks