| Description |
1 online resource (xviii, 190 pages, 8 unnumbered pages of plates) : illustrations, maps, portraits |
| Physical Medium |
polychrome |
| Description |
text file |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (page 179) and indexes. |
| Contents |
Foreword; Introduction; Acknowledgements; 1 A Transitional Period; 2 Tom, Dick and Harry; 3 The Popularity of Christian Names; 4 Parents and Godparents; 5 Names from the Twelfth Century; 6 Names from Abroad; 7 Names of the Saints; 8 Names from Legend and Literature; 9 Names from Surnames; 10 After the Reformation; 11 Changing Customs; Conclusion; Appendix 1: First Name Popularity Nationally, 1377-81; Appendix 2: First Name Profiles, 1377-1700; Select Bibliography; Christian Names Index; Family Names Index. |
| Summary |
Surnames have always provided key links in historical research. This groundbreaking new work shows that first names can also be highly significant for those tracing genealogies or studying communities. Standard works on first names have always concentrated on etymology. George Redmonds goes much further: he believes that every name has a precise origin and history of expansion, which can be regional or even local; up to c. 1700 it may even have centred on one family. This text fully explores the implications of this belief for local and family history, and challenges many published assumptions. |
| Local Note |
eBooks on EBSCOhost EBSCO eBook Subscription Academic Collection - North America |
| Subject |
Names, Personal -- Great Britain.
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Names, Personal. |
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Great Britain. |
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Great Britain -- Genealogy.
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| Genre/Form |
Genealogy.
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Electronic books.
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| Added Author |
National Archives (Great Britain)
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| Other Form: |
Print version: Redmonds, George, 1935- Christian names in local and family history. Toronto, Ont. : Dundurn Group, 2004 (DLC) 2005412369 |
| ISBN |
9781554881321 (electronic book) |
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1554881323 (electronic book) |
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9781459718265 (electronic book) |
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1459718267 (electronic book) |
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1550025074 |
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9781550025071 |
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190336552X |
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