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A Dictionary of Surnames by Patrick Hanks, Flavia Hodges is a nonfiction available to read on EtoBox.

What is A Dictionary of Surnames about?

Introduction Scope of the Work The Origins of Surnames Organization of Entries Selection of Entries Distribution of Surnames The Explanations Evidence and Interpretation Typology of Surnames Monogenetic and Polygenetic Classification by Type of Origin Patronymic Surnames Metronymic Surnames Other Derivatives of Given Names & Surnames from Kin Terms & Local Names Habitation Names Topographic Names & Regional and Ethnic Names House Names Occupational Names Surnames from Nicknames Anecdotal Surnames ‘Imperative’ Surnames & Seasonal Surnames Status Names & Ornamental and Arbitrary Names Variants, Diminutives, Augmentatives, and Pejoratives Survey of National and Cultural Groups of Surnames Surnames in the British Isles English Irish Scots Manx Welsh Cornish Surnames of Breton Origin Huguenot Surnames Surnames in France French Breton & Provençal Gascon Surnames in the Iberian Peninsula Spanish Catalan Basque Portuguese Italian Surnames Surnames in German-Speaking Countries Surnames in the Low Countries Dutch Frisian & Flemish & Walloon Surnames in Scandinavia Danish & Norwegian Swedish Finnish The Surnames of Eastern Europe outside Russia Polish Surnames in Czechoslovakia Hungarian Ruma

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It is typically read by self-directed learners exploring a subject in depth.

Common subject areas: history, science, philosophy, social sciences.

Author
Patrick Hanks, Flavia Hodges
Publisher
Oxford University Press
Published
1998
Language
EN
Category
nonfiction

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