British family names; their origin and meaning, with lists of Scandinavian, Frisian, Anglo-Saxon and Norman names

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by  Barber, Henry

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BRITISH FAMILY NAMES.

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BRITISH FAMILY NAMES
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Lists of Scandinavian, Frisian, Anglo-Saxon, and
Norman Names.
HENRY BARBER, M.D. (Clerk),
"*• AUTHOR OF
'FURNESS ANDCARTMEL NOTES,' :THECISTERCIAN ABBEY OF MAULBRONN,' (SOME
QUEERNAMES,' 'THESHRINE OF ST. BONIFACE AT FULDA,' 'POPULAR
AMUSEMENTS IN GERMANY,' ETC.
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'"What'sinaname? Romeoandyuliet.
'Ibelievenow,thereissomesecretpowerandvirtueinaname.'
Burton'sAnatomyofMelancholy.
LONDON
ELLIOT STOCK, 62, PATERNOSTER ROW, E.C.
1894.

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CONTENTS.
Preface - vii
Books Consulted - ix
Introduction i
British Surnames - 3
nicknames
7
clan or tribal names 8
place-names- ii
official names 12
trade names 12
christian names
1
foreign names
1
foundling names
1
Lists of Ancient Patronymics
:
old norse personal names 1
frisian personal and family names 3
names of persons entered in domesday book as
HOLDING LANDS temp. KING ED. CONFR. 37
names of tenants in chief in domesday book 5
names of under-tenants of lands at the time of the
domesday survey 56
Norman Names 66
Alphabetical List of British Surnames 78
Appendix 233