American Given Names: Their Origin and History in the Context of the English LanguageA 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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| Title | American Given Names: Their Origin and History in the Context of the English Language OPR Series |
| Author | George R. Stewart |
| Publisher | Oxford University Press, 1979 |
| Original from | the University of Michigan |
| Digitized | Dec 28, 2006 |
| ISBN | 0195024656, 9780195024654 |
| Length | 264 pages |
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