British family names : their origin and meaning, with lists of Scandinavian, Frisian, Anglo-Saxon and Norman names / by Rev. Henry Barber
1903, 2nd edition. London : E. Stock. Good copy only, in the original gilt-blocked cloth. Spine bands quite worn. Panel edges somewhat bumped and rubbed as with age. Scattered foxing. Remains quite well-preserved overall. Item #443251
Physical description: xii, 286 pages ; 24 cm. Contents: British surnames : Nicknames ; Clan or tribal names ; Place-names ; Official names ; Trade names ; Christian names ; Foreign names ; Foundling names -- Abbreviations -- Lists of ancient appellations : Old Norse personal names ; Frisian personal and family names ; Names of persons entered in Domesday Book as holding lands temp. King Ed. Conf. [i.e. in the time of King Edward the Confessor] ; Names of tenants in chief in Domesday Book ; Names of under-tenants of lands at the time of the Domesday Book -- Norman names. Subjects: Names, Personal English. Domesday book. England Names, Personal.
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