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The Concise Oxford Dictionary of Family Names in Britain Harry Parkin Digital Instant Download

Author(s): Harry Parkin

ISBN(s): 9780198868255, 0198868251

File Details: PDF, 33.08 MB

Year: 2021

Language: English

SKU: EB-34862682 Category: Reference - Thesauri Tags: Family Names, Harry Parkin, Oxford Dictionary

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The Concise Oxford Dictionary of Family Names in Britain – Ebook Instant Download/Delivery ISBN(s): 9780198868255,0198868251,9780192642493, 0192642499

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ISBN 10: 0192642499
ISBN 13: 9780192642493
Author: Harry Parkin

The Oxford Dictionary of Family Names of Britain and Ireland published to great acclaim in November 2016. It was the result of a 4-year funded research project into family names of the British Isles based on previous research but using new principles, methods, and resources, and provided explanations of and evidence for the origins, history, and geographical distribution tens of thousands of family names that are found in Britain and Ireland, many of them never explained before. The Concise Oxford Dictionary of Family Names of Britain includes almost all of the 45,600 names from the original text, plus some original rare names, in a more concise format. Each entry includes: – variant names – 1881 British frequencies for each name – main GB locations – etymological explanations, including multiple senses, language/culture, and name type This Dictionary makes the unique family names content of the original 4-volume set available to individuals and libraries for whom it is otherwise out of reach. It will be of especial interest to researchers into family history.

Table contents:

1. The FaNBI project
2. What is a family name?
3. Origins and development of family names in England
4. Family names in Scotland
5. Family names in Ireland and Gaelic-speaking Scotland
6. Manx family names
7. Welsh family names
8. Cornish family names
9. Family names in the Channel Islands
10. Huguenot and Walloon family names in Britain and Ireland
11. Jewish family names in Britain and Ireland
12. Family names of recent immigrants in Britain and Ireland
13. Chinese family names in Britain
14. Family names from the Indian subcontinent
15. Arabic and Muslim names
16. Iranian family names in Britain
17. Turkish family names in Britain
18. Greek family names in Britain
19. Family names from Africa
20. Family names from the West Indies