He is President of the Society for Name Studies in Britain and Ireland (2014-17), a Vice-President of the English Place-Name Society, and an onomastic consultant to the Oxford English Dictionary. For example, the surname Meyer means dairy farmer today, whereas, during the Middle Ages, Meyer designated people who were stewards of landholders. He has published widely on the origins and historical implications of English given names and surnames, and on the methodology of anthroponymic research and anthroponymic dictionaries. The meanings of German last names are those as defined initially when these names became surnames. It is a patronymic surname and an anglicized form of Welsh name ‘ab Ithel’ or ‘son of Ithel’ meaning ‘bountiful Lord.’. The name Einion is the Welsh word for ‘anvil.’. Director of the Survey of English Place-Names and Vice-President of the International Council of Onomastic Sciences.ĭr Peter McClure is an Honorary Research Fellow and former Senior Lecturer in English Language and Literature at the University of Hull. It is the anglicized form of the name ‘ap Einion’ meaning the ‘son of Einion.’. ![]() He is particularly interested in the area where linguistics, history, and geography meet and specializes in onomastics, historical change in northern and western European languages, and dialectology. Richard Coates is a Professor in Linguistics at the University of the West of England. He is an expert lexicographer, corpus linguist, and onomastician. Patrick Hanks holds research professorships at the Bristol Centre for Linguistics in the University of the West of England, and at the Research Institute of Information and Language Processing in the University of Wolverhampton. Additional material also includes a list of published and unpublished lists of surnames from the Middle Ages to the present day. Berenice (Greek origin) means bearer of victory. Ayleth (Saxon origin) meaning seasoned warrior, is for those ready to fight. Aldietha (Saxon origin) meaning An elderly woman of the war. ![]() This authoritative guide also includes an introductory essay explaining the historical background, formation, and typology of surnames and a guide to surnames research and family history research. These Medieval names denote strength in battle. It includes every surname that currently has more than 100 bearers, and those that had more than 20 bearers in the 1881 census.Įach entry contains lists of variant spellings of the name, an explanation of its origins (including the etymology), lists of early bearers showing evidence for formation and continuity from the date of formation down to the 19th century, geographical distribution, and, where relevant, genealogical and bibliographical notes, making this a fully comprehensive work on family names. This huge new dictionary is the ultimate reference work on family names of the UK, covering English, Scottish, Welsh, Irish, Cornish, and immigrant surnames.
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