About 8% are occupational, including less familiar ones such as beadle church official, rutter musician, and baxter baker. English form of the old french name amee meaning beloved modern french aimee, a vernacular form of the latin amata. Highcollared and straightlaced, with the deadly ox nickname. The meaning of everything seems to promise the same thing but ultimately did not deliver. About half of the 20,000 most common names are locative, meaning they come from places. It not only lists most names used in england and the us, but gives the historical background, with dated citations and cognates in other languages. A dictionary of british placenames david mills oxford. The oxford dictionary of english christian names book. New dictionary explains 45,000 english and irish surnames. It is a dictionary of names, usual and unusual, with a more complete guide to meanings and the potential origin which often tells you when the name first originated, and offers similar alternatives. We use cookies to enhance your experience on our website, including to provide targeted advertising and track usage. A dictionary of first names oxford quick reference.
This huge new dictionary is the ultimate reference work on family names of the uk, covering english, scottish, welsh, irish, cornish, and immigrant surnames. This book is the difinitive source for english given names. Dictionary of 50,000 surnames and their origins published. It tells you the age, origin, and meaning of the name, as well as how it has fared in terms of popularity, and who the famous fictional or historical bearers of the name have been. A diverse selection of wellknown british place names, explaining the origin and meaning of each of them. Using sources dating back to the 11th century, researchers have put together the massive oxford dictionary of family names in britain and ireland istock by jason daley. The oxford dictionary of first names is not a babynaming book. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more. The oxford dictionary of english christian names by. Oxford dictionary of family names in britain and ireland. A must for amateur onomasticians, historical recreationists, the sca, etc. This dictionary covers over 6,000 names in common use in english, including the traditional and the very newest.
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