Names: and Their Meaning

About this eBook

Author

Wagner, Leopold, 1858-

Title

Names: and Their Meaning; A Book for the Curious

Credits

Produced by David Edwards and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Archive)

Language

English

LoC Class

AG: General Works: Dictionaries and other general reference books

Subject

Names

Category

Text

Project Gutenberg

eBook-No. 52930

Release Date

August 29, 2016

Copyright

Public domain in the USA.

Contents

1. 1.NAMES: AND THEIR MEANING.
2. 2.INTRODUCTION.
3. 3.CONTENTS.
4. 4.THE COUNTRIES OF THE WORLD.
5. 5.THE MONTHS, AND DAYS OF THE WEEK.
6. 6.CREEDS, SECTS, AND DENOMINATIONS.
7. 7.TAVERN SIGNS.
8. 8.ROYAL SURNAMES.
9. 9.NATIONAL NICKNAMES.
10. 10.BIRDS.
11. 11.RELIGIOUS ORDERS.
12. 12.PAPER AND PRINTING.
13. 13.POLITICAL NICKNAMES.
14. 14.FLOWERS.
15. 15.THE BIBLE.
16. 16.WINES.
17. 17.LITERARY SOBRIQUETS.
18. 18.THE COUNTIES OF ENGLAND AND WALES.
19. 19.CARRIAGES.
20. 20.DANCES.
21. 21.PIGMENTS AND DYES.
22. 22.LONDON DISTRICTS AND SUBURBS.
23. 23.BATTLES.
24. 24.NOTABLE DAYS AND FESTIVALS.
25. 25.TEXTILES, EMBROIDERIES, AND LACE.
26. 26.LITERARY PSEUDONYMS.
27. 27.COUNTERFEIT PRESENTMENTS.
28. 28.LONDON INNS AND GARDENS.
29. 29.SOBRIQUETS AND NICKNAMES.
30. 30.THE INNS OF COURT.
31. 31.RACES.
32. 32.LONDON CHURCHES AND BUILDINGS.
33. 33.CLASS NAMES AND NICKNAMES.
34. 34.MALT LIQUORS.
35. 35.DIAMONDS AND PRECIOUS STONES.
36. 36.NAVAL AND MILITARY SOBRIQUETS.
37. 37.MONEY.
38. 38.SPIRITS.
39. 39.LONDON STREETS AND SQUARES.
40. 40.INDEX.
41. 41.Catalogue of Select Books in Belles Lettres, History, Biography, Theology, Travel, Miscellaneous, and Books for Children.

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