American Given Names - George R. Stewart - Hardcover

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Places all the more common names in their historical and linguistic context, discussing each name's etymology and usage through history.
ISBN_10: 0195040406
ISBN_13: 9780195040401
Language: en
Categories: Language Arts & Disciplines
Publisher: Oxford University Press
publishication Date: 1979

American Given Names: Their Origin and History in the Context of the English Language First Edition

by George R. Stewart (Author)

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A carefully researched dictionary which explains the origin and usage of over 800 American first names. Includes a very substantial historical introduction, which follows the patterns and influences afffecting naming from the Anglo-Saxons in nineteenth-century America.

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