Product Description: This book combines linguistic and historical approaches with the latest techniques of DNA analysis and shows the insights these offer for every kind of genealogical research. It focuses on British names, tracing their origins to different parts of the British Isles and Europe and revealing how names often remain concentrated in the districts where they first became established centuries ago...read more

Product Description: There were no Scripture names in England when the Conqueror took possession; even in Normandy they had appeared but a generation or two before William came over. If any are found in the old English period, we may feel assured they were ecclesiastic titles, adopted at ordination...read more

Product Description: Welcome to the world of Bugs and Insects where you can have hours of fun finding stickers to complete the games and puzzles. Inside you will find dragonflies, tarantulas, caterpillars, all kinds of beetles- and much, much more!

Product Description: By English surnames we mean surnames borne by the population of the United Kingdom, regardless of their origin. The term surname comprises both the notions of byname and hereditary family name. As the title of the book suggests, the emphasis lies on the atlas proper or, speaking in grammatical terms, on aspects of content...read more

Product Description: In the search for ancestors, names are the starting point. Here is a solid working guide for family tree historians to surnames - their history, identification, and variations. Written with his usual clarity and enthusiasm by professional genealogist John Titford.

Product Description: The Roll of Battle Abbey contains the names of several hundred of the noble companions of William the Conqueror. The work in hand, a compilation by John Bernard Burke, is a heavily annotated list of the companions of the Conqueror, the annotations providing an account of the origins of each companion and his relationship to William, a description of his baronies and estates, an assessment of his position in the feudal hierarchy, and a concise history of his life and times...read more (view table of contents, read Amazon.com's description)

Product Description: A handy trade paperback that presents thousands of appealing names from which parents can make a suitable selection for their newborns. Each entry gives the origin and meaning of the name and suggests one Hebrew equivalent. Includes Anglicized forms of the latest and most popular names used in Israel...read more

Lists more than seven thousand names for boys and girls, including nicknames, traditional, and ethnic names, and offers advice on selecting a child's name

Lists personal names popular in Great Britain, including Scottish and Welsh names

Product Description: Beginning with a fascinating introduction to the origins of names and the Jewish naming process, this book defines English names and matches them with their Hebrew equivalent.

Lists the meaning and background for more than six hundred male and female names

Describes the meanings, origins, and background of thousands of male and female first names used in the United States, Canada, Great Britain, and Australia

Presents the early forms of common names, their equivalents in other languages, pet forms, and etymologies together with historical backgrounds