History of Christian Names

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Author

Yonge, Charlotte M. (Charlotte Mary), 1823-1901

Title

History of Christian names

Original Publication

United Kingdom: Macmillan and Co., 1884.

Credits

MWS, KD Weeks and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Archive/American Libraries.)

Language

English

LoC Class

CS: History: Genealogy

Subject

Names, Personal

Category

Text

Project Gutenberg

eBook-No. 70419

Release Date

March 30, 2023

Copyright

Public domain in the USA.

Contents

1. 1.HISTORY OF CHRISTIAN NAMES
2. 2.PREFACE TO FIRST EDITION.
3. 3.CONTENTS.
4. 4.GLOSSARY OF CHRISTIAN NAMES.
5. 5.INTRODUCTORY CHAPTER. THE SPIRIT OF NOMENCLATURE.
6. 6.PART I. — CHAPTER I. HEBREW NOMENCLATURE. — CHAPTER II. PATRIARCHAL NAMES. — Section I. — Adam. — Section II. — Abi. — Section III. — Jacob. — Section IV. — Simeon. — Section V. — Judah. — Section VI. — Joseph. — Section VII. — Benjamin. — Section VIII. — Job. — CHAPTER III. ISRAELITE NAMES. — Section I. — Moses and Aaron. — Section II. — Elisheba, &c. — Section IV. — Joshua, &c. — Section V. — Names from Chaanach. — Section VI. — David. — Section VII. — Salem. — Section VIII. — Later Israelite Names. — Section IX. — Angelic Names.
7. 7.PART II. NAMES PROM THE PERSIAN. — Section I. — The Persian Language. — Section II. — Esther.
8. 8.PART III. — CHAPTER I. NAMES PROM THE GREEK. — CHAPTER II. NAMES FROM GREEK MYTHOLOGY. — Section I. — Section II. — Names from Zeus. — Section III. —Ἡρα—Hera. — Section IV. — Athene. — Section V. — Apollo and Artemis. — Section VI. — Hele. — Section VII. — Demeter. — Section VIII. — Dionysos. — Section IX. — Hermes. — Section X. — Heroic Names. — CHAPTER III. NAMES FROM ANIMALS, ETC. — Section I. — The Lion. — Section II. — The Horse. — Section III. — The Goat. — Section IV. — The Bee. — Section V. — Names from Flowers. — CHAPTER IV. HISTORICAL GREEK NAMES CONSISTING OF EPITHETS. — Section I. — Agathos. — Section II. — Alexander, &c. — Section III. — Anēr, Andros. — Section IV. — Eu. — Section V. — Hieros. — Section VI. — Pan. — Section VII. — Polys. — Section VIII. — Phile, &c. — Section IX. — Names connected with the Constitution.—Laos, &c. — CHAPTER V. CHRISTIAN GREEK NAMES. — Section I. — Section II. — Names from Theos. — Section III. — Names from Christos. — Section IV. — Sophia. — Section V. — Petros. — Section VI. — Names of Immortality. — Section VII. — Royal Names. — Section VIII. — Irene. — Section IX. — Gregorios. — Section X. — Georgos. — Section XI. — Barbara. — Section XII. — Agnes. — Section XIII. — Margaret. — Section XIV. — Katharine. — Section XV. — Harvest Names. — Section XVI. — Names from Jewels. — Section XVII. — Kosmos and Damianos. — Section XVIII. — Alethea, &c.
9. 9.PART IV.
10. 10.CHAPTER I. LATIN NOMENCLATURE.
11. 11.CHAPTER II. LATIN PRÆNOMINA. — Section I. — Aulus, Caius, Cnæus, Cæso. — Section II. — Lucius. — Section III. — Marcus. — Section IV. — Posthumus, &c. — Section V. — Numeral Names. — CHAPTER III. NOMINA. — Section I. — Attius. — Section II. — Æmilius. — Section III. — Antonius. — Section IV. — Cæcilius. — Section V. — Cœlius. — Section VI. — Claudius. — Section VII. — Cornelius, &c. — Section VIII. — Julius. — Section IX. — Lælius, &c. — Section X. — Valerius. — CHAPTER IV. COGNOMINA. — Section I. — Section II. — Augustus. — Section III. — Blasius. — Section IV. — Cæsar, &c. — Section V. — Constantius. — Section VI. — Crispus, &c. — Section VII. — Galerius, &c. — Section VIII. — Paullus and Magnus [small and large]. — Section IX. — Rufus, &c. — CHAPTER V. NAMES FROM ROMAN DEITIES. — Section I. — Section II. — Florentius. — Section III. — Laurentius. — Section IV. — Sancus. — Section V. — Old Italian Deities. — Section VI. — Quirinus. — Section VII. — Sibylla. — Section VIII. — Saturn, &c. — CHAPTER VI. MODERN NAMES FROM THE LATIN. — Section I. — From Amo. — Section II. — Names from Beo. — Section III. — From Clarus. — Section IV. — Columba. — Section V. — Durans. — Section VI. — Names of Thankfulness. — Section VII. — Crescens, &c. — Section VIII. — Military Names. — Section IX. — Names of Gladness. — Section X. — Jus. — Section XI. — Names of Holiness. — Section XII. — Ignatius. — Section XIII. — Pater. — Section XIV. — Grace, &c. — Section XV. — Vinco. — Section XVI. — Vita. — Section XVII. — Wolves and Bears. — Section XVIII. — Names from Places and Nations. — Section XIX. — Town and Country. — Section XX. — Flower Names. — Section XXI. — Roman Catholic Names. — CHAPTER VII. NAMES FROM HOLY DAYS. — Section I. — Section II. — Christmas. — Section III. — The Epiphany. — Section IV. — Easter Names. — Section V. — Sunday Names.
12. 12.PART V. — CHAPTER I. — Section I. — The Keltic Race. — Section II. — The Keltic Languages. — Section III. — Keltic Nomenclature. — CHAPTER II. ANCIENT KELTIC NAMES. — Section I. — Welsh Mythic Names. — Section II. — Lear and his Daughters. — Section III. — Bri. — Section IV. — Fear, Gwr, Vir. — CHAPTER III. GAELIC NAMES. — Section I. — Scottish Colonists. — Section II. — The Feen. — Section III. — Finn. — Section IV. — Cu, Cun, Gal. — Section V. — Diarmaid and Graine. — Section VI. — Cormac. — Section VII. — Cath. — Section VIII. — Fiachra . — Section IX. — Names of Complexion. — Section X. — Feidlim, &c. — Section XI. — Names of Majesty. — Section XII. — Devotional Names. — CHAPTER IV. NAMES OF CYMRIC ROMANCE. — Section I. — The Round Table. — Section II. — Arthur. — Section III. — Gwenever. — Section IV. — Gwalchmai, Sir Gawain, and Sir Owen. — Section V. — Trystan and Ysolt. — Section VI. — Hoel and Ryence. — Section VII. — Percival. — Section VIII. — Llew.
13. 13.PART VI. Teutonic Names. — CHAPTER I. THE TEUTON RACE. — Section I. — Ground occupied by the Teutons. — CHAPTER II. NAMES FROM TEUTON MYTHOLOGY. — Section I. — Guth. — Section II. — The Aasir. — Section III. — Odin, or Grîmr. — Section IV. — Frey. — Section V. — Thor. — Section VI. — Baldur and Hodur. — Section VII. — Tyr. — Section VIII. — Heimdall. — Section IX. — Will. — Section X. — Hilda. — Section XI. — Ve. — Section XII. — Gerda. — Section XIII. — Œgir. — Section XIV. — Ing—Seaxnot. — Section XV. — Eormen. — Section XVI. — Erce. — Section XVII. — Amal. — Section XVIII. — Forefathers. — CHAPTER III. NAMES FROM OBJECTS CONNECTED WITH MYTHOLOGY. — Section I. — Day. — Section II. — The Wolf. — Section III. — Eber, the Boar. — Section IV. — The Bear. — Section V. — The Horse. — Section VI. — The Eagle. — Section VII. — The Raven. — Section VIII. — The Swan. — Section IX. — The Serpent. — Section X. — Kettle. — Section XI. — Weapon Names. — Section XII. — Thought. — CHAPTER IV. HEROIC NAMES OF THE NIBELUNG. — Section I. — The Nibelung. — Section II. — Sigurd. — Section III. — Brynhild. — Section IV. — Gunther. — Section V. — Hagen. — Section VI. — Ghiseler. — Section VII. — Ghernot. — Section VIII. — Folker. — Section IX. — Dankwart. — Section X. — Theodoric. — Section XI. — Uta, Ortwin. — Section XII. — Sintram. — Section XIII. — Elberich. — CHAPTER V. THE KARLING ROMANCES. — Section I. — The Paladins. — Section II. — Charles. — Section III. — Roland, &c. — Section IV. — Renaud. — Section V. — Richard. — Section VI. — Astolfo. — Section VII. — Ogier le Danois. — Section VIII. — Louis. — CHAPTER VI. DESCRIPTIVE NAMES. — Section I. — Nobility. — Section II. — Command. — Section III. — Brightness. — Section IV. — War. — Section V. — Protection. — Section VI. — Power. — Section VII. — Affection. — Section VIII. — Appearance. — Section IX. — Locality. — Section X. — Life.
14. 14.PART VII. Names from the Slavonic. — Section I. — Slavonic Races. — Section II. — Slavonian Mythology. — Section III. — Warlike Names. — Section IV. — Names of Might. — Section V. — Names of Virtue. — Section VI. — Names of Affection. — Section VII. — Names from the Appearance. — CONCLUSION. MODERN NOMENCLATURE. — Section I. — Greece. — Section II. — Russia. — Section III. — Italy. — Section IV. — Spain. — Section V. — France. — Section VI. — Great Britain. — Section VII. — Germany. — Section VIII. — Scandinavia. — Section IX. — Comparative Nomenclature.

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