History of Christian namesYonge, Charlotte M. (Charlotte Mary)
History
History of Christian names
Yonge, Charlotte M. (Charlotte Mary)
Names, Personal
NAMES FROM THE SLAVONIC 435
§ 1. Slavonic Races 435
2. Slavonian Mythology 438
3. Warlike Names 440
4. Names of Might 441
5. Names of Virtue 443
6. Names of Affection 444
7. Names from the Appearance 445
CONCLUSION.
MODERN NOMENCLATURE 446
§ 1. Greece 446
2. Russia 447
3. Italy 450
4. Spain 453
5. France 455
6. Great Britain 459
7. Germany 466
8. Scandinavia 469
9. Comparative Nomenclature 470
GLOSSARY OF CHRISTIAN NAMES.
The names here given are referred, as far as possible, first to the
language in which the form occurs, then to their root.
The original names, in their primary form, are in capitals, the shapes
they have since assumed are in Roman type, the contractions in italics.
A table is here given of the main stems and branches, with the
abbreviations used for them in the glossary.
HEBREW { Modern Jew (Jew.)
(Heb.) { Aramæan (Aram.)
ANCIENT PERSIAN { Persian (Pers.)
(Zend) {
GREEK { Modern Greek (Mod. Gr.)
(Gr.) { Russian (Russ.)
{ Italian (It.)
{ Venetian (Ven.)
{ Spanish (Span.)
LATIN { Portuguese (Port.)
(Lat.) { Provençal (Prov.)
{ Wallachian (Wall.)
{ French (Fr.)
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