Names and History: People, Places and Things | 
 enlarge | Author: George Redmonds
Publisher: Hambledon & London
Category: Book
Buy New: $25.95
Sales Rank: 1795163
Media: Hardcover
Number Of Items: 1
Pages: 256
Shipping Weight (lbs): 1.3
Dimensions (in): 9.2 x 6.4 x 1.1
ISBN: 185285426X
Dewey Decimal Number: 929.97
EAN: 9781852854263
ASIN: 185285426X
Publication Date: December 17, 2004
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Product Description
How names were acquired, and how they have changed, is a subject of perennial fascination. The history of British names has often been approached by studying their roots in earlier languages, including Anglo-Saxon, Norse, Welsh and Gaelic. In Names and History George Redmonds, one of the leading historians of names, shows how far more needs to be taken into account than just etymology. Archaeology, farming practices, the landscape itself, genealogy, social customs, family networks and many other things are all relevant. By looking at the local meanings of names he has widened the whole field of name studies, providing while doing so a fascinating set of detective stories. Tracing one's ancestry will never be the same again.
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