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History of Christian names — Charlotte M. Yonge

History of Christian names

Charlotte M. Yonge

  • Essays
  • Book language: English
  • 943 pages

A collection of essays tracing the history and meanings of Christian personal names. Charlotte M. Yonge surveys their origins, forms, and changing use across languages and centuries, with attention to saints and family customs. It is worth listening to for readers curious about names and Victorian scholarship.

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Contents

  1. HISTORY OF CHRISTIAN NAMES
  2. PREFACE TO FIRST EDITION.
  3. CONTENTS.
  4. GLOSSARY OF CHRISTIAN NAMES.
  5. INTRODUCTORY CHAPTER. THE SPIRIT OF NOMENCLATURE.
  6. PART I.
  7. PART II. NAMES PROM THE PERSIAN.
  8. PART III.
  9. PART IV.
  10. CHAPTER I. LATIN NOMENCLATURE.
  11. CHAPTER II. LATIN PRÆNOMINA.
  12. PART V.
  13. PART VI. Teutonic Names.
  14. PART VII. Names from the Slavonic.
  15. THE FULL PROJECT GUTENBERG™ LICENSE

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