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LoC No.: 04022496
Title: History of Christian names
Original Publication: United Kingdom: Macmillan and Co., 1884.
Note: Reading ease score: 72.6 (7th grade). Fairly easy to read.
Credits: MWS, KD Weeks and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at https: //www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Archive/American Libraries.)
Summary: "History of Christian Names" by Charlotte M. Yonge is a historical account written in the late 19th century. This work delves into the origins and meanings of Christian names, exploring their connections to language, culture, and religion across various regions. Yonge's extensive research illustrates how a name can reflect national character and the broader context of societal values. The opening of this volume features a preface where the author expresses her motivation for undertaking such a comprehensive study over many years. She acknowledges the complexities she faced in gathering information about Christian names, especially as previous scholarly contributions were often lacking in accuracy. Yonge introduces the scope of her research, noting her aim to classify names by language and meaning rather than merely listing them alphabetically, thus hinting at the broader exploration and analysis to come in subsequent chapters. (This is an automatically generated summary.)
Author: Yonge, Charlotte M. (Charlotte Mary), 1823-1901
EBook No.: 70419
Published: Mar 30, 2023
Downloads: 463
Language: English
Subject: Names, Personal
LoCC: History: Genealogy
Category: Text
Rights: Public domain in the USA.
This edition has images.
LoC No.: 04022496
Title: History of Christian names
Original Publication: United Kingdom: Macmillan and Co., 1884.
Note: Reading ease score: 72.6 (7th grade). Fairly easy to read.
Credits: MWS, KD Weeks and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at https: //www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Archive/American Libraries.)
Summary: "History of Christian Names" by Charlotte M. Yonge is a historical account written in the late 19th century. This work delves into the origins and meanings of Christian names, exploring their connections to language, culture, and religion across various regions. Yonge's extensive research illustrates how a name can reflect national character and the broader context of societal values. The opening of this volume features a preface where the author expresses her motivation for undertaking such a comprehensive study over many years. She acknowledges the complexities she faced in gathering information about Christian names, especially as previous scholarly contributions were often lacking in accuracy. Yonge introduces the scope of her research, noting her aim to classify names by language and meaning rather than merely listing them alphabetically, thus hinting at the broader exploration and analysis to come in subsequent chapters. (This is an automatically generated summary.)
Author: Yonge, Charlotte M. (Charlotte Mary), 1823-1901
EBook No.: 70419
Published: Mar 30, 2023
Downloads: 463
Language: English
Subject: Names, Personal
LoCC: History: Genealogy
Category: Text
Rights: Public domain in the USA.