A Dictionary of English SurnamesThis classic dictionary answers questions such as these and explains the origins of over 16,000 names in current English use. It will be a source of fascination to everyone with an interest in names and their history. |
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Contents
Preface to the Third Edition | |
Preface to the Second Edition | |
Preface | |
Introduction | |
Abbreviations | |
The Dictionary | 1 |
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Common terms and phrases
1297 MinAcctCo 13th century Adam Agnes Alan Alexander Alice AssC AssCh AssK AssL AssLa AssSo AssSt AssW AssWa AssWo AssY Bardsley Berks Black Bury Sf Calvados century ColchCt common Cur Nf derivative of OE Devon diminutive Dweller ELPN ElyA Essex Eynsham Fees FFEss FFHu FFSf FFWa filius form French Geoffrey Gilbert Henry Herts Holme Nf HTSf Hugh Hugo Hy 2 DC hypocoristic IpmGl IpmNt IpmW IpmY John atte Lancs London MESO metonymic Nicholas nickname number OEByn Old English Oseney personal name pet-form Peter Pipe Roll place-names probably Ralph Rams Hu Reginald RH Hu RH Nf Richard Robert Roger RothwellPR Scandinavian Seine-Inférieure Seine-Maritime Simon SRCu SRLa SRSf SRSo SRSt SRSx SRWo Stephen Suffolk surname surviving Sussex Templars Thomas Walter Welsh Willelmus Winton WRYorks
Bibliographic information
| Title | A Dictionary of English Surnames Tavistock classics in the history of psychiatry |
| Authors | William Alexander Francis Browne, Percy Hide Reaney, Richard Middlewood Wilson |
| Editor | Andrew Scull |
| Compiled by | Richard Middlewood Wilson |
| Edition | reprint |
| Publisher | Psychology Press, 1991 |
| ISBN | 041505737X, 9780415057370 |
| Length | 508 pages |
| Subjects | › Language Arts & Disciplines / General Reference / General |
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