Flavia Hodges – лучшие книги

Here is the ultimate first name handbook, a comprehensive survey of over 6,000 names in regular use in the English-speaking world, from the traditional to the newest and unconventional names of the nineties. The revised edition also offers new appendices listing common Arabic, Russian, Indian, French, German, Italian, and Spanish first names. Typical entries list the linguistic and ethnic root of a name. However, the real charm and value of this reference lies in the wealth of fascinating additional information the authors provide. Entries discuss the age, origin, and history of individual names, together with any historical or cultural associations, and trace the popularity of names through time. Most listings also include the non-English form or cognate of a name, diminutives, and pet forms. European names which have become established in English are also covered and pronunciation guidance is provided for difficult or unusual names.

Here is the ultimate first name reference, a delightfully informative, comprehensive survey of European and American names, and the most common Arabic and Indian names. The real charm and value of this reference lies in the wealth of fascinating additional information the authors provide. Under the entry for Audrey, we learn of the sixth-century saint of that name who died from a neck tumour, divine punishment for her youthful delight in fine necklaces.
The authors reveal that the name Colleen is never given as a first name in Ireland, that the name Wendy did not exist until J.M. Barrie invented it for Peter Pan, that Algernon originally meant 'moustached' and was a nickname among the predominantly clean-shaven Norman French, and that the 'th' in our spelling of Anthony comes from a confusion with the Greek word for flower, anthos.

Patrick Hanks and Flavia Hodges are the co-authors of A Dictionary of Surnames.