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We all have a first name, but how many of us really know its origin and history? This comprehensive dictionary provides a collection of linguistic, historical, and associated information about some 7,000 names, making it a useful reference for linguists and family historians, as well as an source of information for parents choosing a name for a child.
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"I have returned to this dictionary again and again for sheer pleasure." -- Jackie Wullschlager, Financial Times
"full of anecdotal material as well as historical facts" -- Glasgow Herald
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About the Authors Patrick Hanks and Flavia Hodges are the coauthors of A Dictionary of Surnames.
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- PublisherOxford Paperbacks
- Publication date1997
- ISBN 10 0192800507
- ISBN 13 9780192800503
- BindingPaperback
- LanguageEnglish
- Number of pages479
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