The means of naming : a social and cultural history of personal naming in western Europe / Stephen Wilson.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Wilson, Stephen, 1941-

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Names, Personal--France--History.

Names, Personal.

Names, Personal (Roman law).

Names, Personal--Italy--History.

Names, Personal--Great Britain--History.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (417 p.)

Place of Publication:

London : UCL Press, 1998.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

First published in 2004. Routledge is an imprint of Taylor & Francis, an informa company.

Contents:

Title; Copyright; Contents; Preface; Ancient Rome; The name system: individual and family; The tria nomina; Praenomina; Gentilicia; Cognomina; Women's names; Transmission of names; Name and status; Imperial names and titles; Slave names; Freedmen; Children of mixed marriages; Roman expansion; Soldiers' names; Romanization; Late Roman names; Status, ancestry and polyonomy; Supernomina; Names of Christians; The Middle Ages; Germanic names; The Germanic name system:; The Franks; The Anglo-Saxons; Leading names and kinship structure; Christian names; The names of the clergy; The reasons why

Name fashions and name stockSecond names: I; Types of second name:; Second names from first names; Second names from places; Second names from occupations; Second names: II; The standardization of second names; Second names in context; The second name and the family; Women and names; Titles; Modern times; First names 1500 1900: I; Names and religion:; Protestantism; Other perennial styles; Politics and fashion; First names 1500 1900: II; Transmission; Usage; Family names, titles and nicknames; Titles; Noble names and titles; Nicknames; America; Second names, titles and nicknames

Black namesEurope in the twentieth century; Britain; Italy; Conclusion; Notes; Glossary; Bibliography; Index; Preface; Ancient Rome; The name system: individual and family; Name and status; Roman expansion; Late Roman names; The Middle Ages; Germanic names; Christian names; Second names: I; Second names: II; Modern times; First names 1500 1900: I; First names 1500 1900: II; Family names, titles and nicknames; America; Europe in the twentieth century; Conclusion; Notes; Glossary; Bibliography; Index

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references (p. 354-385) and index.

ISBN:

1-135-36835-X

1-138-16234-5

1-280-05022-5

1-135-36836-8

0-203-21449-8

1-85728-245-0

9786610050222

9780203214497

OCLC:

437079441