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Origins of English Surnames
  • Language: en
  • Pages: 208

Origins of English Surnames

Surnames carry the history of people in a very personal way. In England, surnames were mostly established by the end of the fourteenth century - by ordinary people, for ordinary people. Uniquely, surnames describe medieval lives not captured by any other record. They tell us what these people did, where they went, what they noticed and give clues about their culture and memories. This book examines the origins of English surnames, looking at: occupational names; locational names, or names that record places; nicknames and personal names; names from the Continent; and symbolic names. Where genealogists and etymologists focus on single names, this book takes groups of names and explores what these say about the society that created them. In 'The Origins of English Surnames' you will find the English people at a key moment in history, revealing the way they spoke, the jokes they made, and their memories of ancient cultures - all at a time when land-based feudalism was crumbling and people sought better lives.

Guide to the Manuscripts of the National English Documentation Centre, Grahamstown
  • Language: en
  • Pages: 440
New Cambridge Opinion
  • Language: en
  • Pages: 772

New Cambridge Opinion

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  • Published: Unknown
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  • Publisher: Unknown

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Contrast
  • Language: en
  • Pages: 520

Contrast

  • Type: Book
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  • Published: 1980
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  • Publisher: Unknown

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Newnham College Register, 1871-1971: 1951-1970
  • Language: en
  • Pages: 360

Newnham College Register, 1871-1971: 1951-1970

  • Type: Book
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  • Published: 1990
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  • Publisher: Unknown

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Great British Family Names and Their History
  • Language: en
  • Pages: 373

Great British Family Names and Their History

A reference guide to hundreds of surnames that reveal the story of the United Kingdom across generations and centuries. To some extent, we are all products of our family history, the many generations before us. So it is with nations. The history of Great Britain has been largely defined by powerful and influential families, many of whose names came down from Celtic, Danish, Saxon or Norman ancestors. Their family names fill the pages of history books, indelibly written into events we learn about at school. Family names like Wellington, Nelson, Shakespeare, Cromwell, Constable, De Montfort, and Montgomery reflect the long, checkered history of Britain, and demonstrate the assimilation of the many cultures and languages that have migrated to the British isles over the centuries. This book is a snapshot of several hundred such family names and delves into their beginnings and derivations, making extensive use of old sources, including translations of The Domesday Book and The Anglo-Saxon Chronicles, as well as tracing many through the centuries to the present day.

Dartmouth
  • Language: en

Dartmouth

"A touching coffee table addition for those with fond memories of this charming coastal locality"

Cambridge University Reporter
  • Language: en
  • Pages: 868

Cambridge University Reporter

  • Type: Book
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  • Published: 1961
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  • Publisher: Unknown

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Index to South African Periodicals
  • Language: en
  • Pages: 812

Index to South African Periodicals

  • Type: Book
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  • Published: 1975
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  • Publisher: Unknown

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The British National Bibliography Cumulated Subject Catalogue
  • Language: en
  • Pages: 998

The British National Bibliography Cumulated Subject Catalogue

  • Type: Book
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  • Published: 1970
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  • Publisher: Unknown

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