Incorporating details of usage in recent years, this updated and expanded edition includes statistical profiles of more than 1000 first names to indicate their popularity over time. Among the other kinds of names examined are surnames and what they reveal about our ancestors, nicknames, and place-name words such as Attic, Balaclava and Badminton.
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Synopsis:
Recounts the origin of English and American place names, surnames, and first names, lists the most popular names for people and pets, and looks at trade names and names of pubs.
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- PublisherFacts On File Inc
- Publication date1993
- ISBN 10 0816030065
- ISBN 13 9780816030064
- BindingPaperback
- Edition number6
- Number of pages255
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