A Dictionary of First Names (Oxford Paperback Reference) - Softcover

Hanks, Patrick; Hardcastle, Kate; Hodges, Flavia

 
9780198610601: A Dictionary of First Names (Oxford Paperback Reference)
Softcover
ISBN 10: 0198610602 ISBN 13: 9780198610601
Verlag: OUP Oxford, 2006

Inhaltsangabe

The fascinating and informative Dictionary of First Names covers over 6,000 names in common use in English, including the very newest names as well as traditional names. From Alice to Zanna and Adam to Zola this book will answer all your questions: it will tell you the age, origin, and meaning of the name, as well as how it has fared in terms of popularity, and who the famous fictional or historical bearers for the name have been. It covers alternative spellings, short forms and pet forms, and masculine and feminine forms, as well as help with pronunciation. The book includes extensive appendices covering names from languages including Scottish, Irish, French, German, Italian, Arabic, and Chinese names. Tables of the most popular names by year and by region are also included. This is the most comprehensive paperback first names dictionary available. From the traditional to the rare and unconventional, this book will tell you everything you need to know about names.

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Über die Autorin bzw. den Autor

Patrick Hanks is a lexicographer and linguistic researcher, and is well known as a names specialist.

Flavia Hodges is a philologist, lexicographer, and publisher.

Kate Hardcastle is a lexicographer, and names specialist.

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Verlag
OUP Oxford
Erscheinungsdatum
2006
Sprache
Englisch
ISBN 10 
0198610602
ISBN 13 
9780198610601
Einband
Tapa blanda
Auflage
2
Anzahl der Seiten
480
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