Llewellyn's Complete Book of Names

Llewellyn's Complete Book of Names
Author: K. M. Sheard
Publisher: Llewellyn Worldwide
Total Pages: 396
Release: 2011
Genre: Family & Relationships
ISBN: 0738723681

Parents want the perfect name for their child. Among the baby books available today, none are tailored to the needs of witches, pagans, and other seekers.

Lists and Indexes

Lists and Indexes
Author: Great Britain. Public Record Office
Publisher:
Total Pages: 256
Release: 1964
Genre: Archives
ISBN:

A Dictionary of British Place-Names

A Dictionary of British Place-Names
Author: David Mills
Publisher: Oxford University Press
Total Pages: 574
Release: 2011-10-21
Genre: Science
ISBN: 0191078948

This revised edition of the Dictionary of British Place-Names includes over 17,000 engaging and informative entries, tracing the development of the featured place-names from earliest times to the present day. Included place-names range from the familiar to the obscure, among them 'Beer', 'Findlater', 'Broadbottom', and 'Great Snoring'. The A to Z entries are complemented by a detailed introductory essay discussing the chronology and development of English, Irish, Welsh, and Scottish place-names, as well as an extensive bibliography, maps of Britain showing old and new boundaries, and a glossary of common elements in place-names. Also new to this edition is an appendix of recommended web links pointing to relevant online resources, thereby expanding the scope of the dictionary and providing the reader with an opportunity to explore the subject further. Both accessible and up to date, this dictionary is an ideal companion for anybody travelling around the British Isles, as well as for researchers and students with an interest in toponomy, local history, cartography, and lexicography.

A Dictionary of British Place-Names

A Dictionary of British Place-Names
Author: A. D. Mills
Publisher: OUP Oxford
Total Pages: 840
Release: 2003-10-09
Genre: Reference
ISBN: 0191578479

Over 15,000 A-Z entries covering England, Scotland, Ireland, and Wales, make this the most comprehensive and up-to-date dictionary of British place names available. From Abbas Combe to Zennor, it gives the meaning and origin of names of counties, towns, and villages, tracing their development from earliest times to the present day. Invaluable for anyone finding out about a local area, lexicographers and local historians alike will be fascinated by what these place-names reveal. The dictionary features an in-depth introductory essay which discusses the chronology and development of British place-names, different types of formation, and sections focusing on Irish, Welsh, and Scottish place-names. It also includes an extensive bibliography for further research, maps of Britain showing old and new boundaries, and provides a Glossary of common elements in place-names. This critically acclaimed dictionary has been described as 'an indispensable travellling companion' (Landscape History), and 'another volume for every local historian's bookshelf' (Local Historian).

Publications

Publications
Author: Oxford Historical Society (Oxford, England)
Publisher:
Total Pages: 524
Release: 1899
Genre: Oxford (England)
ISBN: