
Names and History
People, Places and Things
George Redmonds(Author)
Hambledon Continuum (Publisher)
Published on 1. October 2004
Book
Hardback
256 pages
978-1-85285-426-3 (ISBN)
Description
How names were acquired, and how they have changed, is a subject of perennial fascination. They are part of our personal histories, defining who we are and where we live. Names are everywhere, identifying people, places, animals, ships, materials, plants, public houses and fields. To understand them we need to look beyond etymologies, examining names instead in their historic and chronological contexts. The investigations in Names and History all involve fascinating detective stories into the connections between names and related subjects - archaeology and the landscape; genealogy, genetics and family networks; dialects and social customs; industrial and farming practices. In them George Redmonds, a leading historian of names, widens the whole range of name studies and draws readers into the enquiry. Names will never seem the same again.
Reviews / Votes
There is much here to inspire local historians to look afresh at their own localities Ancestors, April 2005More details
Language
English
Place of publication
London
United Kingdom
Publishing group
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Target group
Professional and scholarly
College/higher education
Illustrations
8pp b&w insert, map, 11 ill.
Dimensions
Height: 234 mm
ISBN-13
978-1-85285-426-3 (9781852854263)
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Schweitzer Classification
Person
GEORGE REDMONDS is a leading authority on the history of names. He is the author of numerous books on name topics - most recently Surnames and Genealogy and Christian Names in Local and Family History. In 2001 he presented the BBC radio 4 series Surnames, Genes and Genealogy.
Content
Sources and methods; surnames and family history; place-names; public houses; first names; farms, ships and saints; animal names; nicknames; houses and streets.