A carefully researched dictionary which explains the origin and usage of over 800 American first names. Includes a very substantial historical introduction, which follows the patterns and influences afffecting naming from the Anglo-Saxons in nineteenth-century America.
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A carefully researched dictionary which explains the origin and usage of over 800 American first names. Includes a very substantial historical introduction, which follows the patterns and influences afffecting naming from the Anglo-Saxons in nineteenth-century America.
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Near Fine in Very Good jacket. Book Octavo, hardcover, near fine in VG black pictorial dj with orange lettering. Places all the more common American given names in their historical and linguistic context, discussing their etymology and usage, emergence in America, and degree of use today. 264 pp.
