Great British Family Names and Their History: What's in a Name? 152672281X, 9781526722812

Christian Names in Local and Family History 1550025074, 9781550025071, 9781554881321

Surnames have always provided key links in historical research. This groundbreaking new work shows that first names can

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Your Name Is Your Blessing: Hebrew Names and Their Mystical Meanings 0765760533, 9780765760531

The authors write: "Kabbalah, or Jewish mysticism, long ago realized that a person's name is far more than a

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The Bird Name Book: A History of English Bird Names 9780691236858, 2022000490, 2022000491, 9780691235691, 0691236852

A marvelously illustrated A-to-Z compendium of bird names from around the globe The Bird Name Book is an alphabetical

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What's In A Name? Unaitwaje? A Swahili Book Of Names 0865432910, 0865432902, 9780865432901

“Most books about African names have included in their discussions names used by Swahili speaking people but the present

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A Very British Family: The Trevelyans and Their World 9780755621262, 9781860649462

“It is a rule that no Trevelyan ever sucks up either to the press, or the chiefs, or the “right people”. The world has g

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A Village with My Name: A Family History of China's Opening to the World 9780226339054

When journalist Scott Tong moved to Shanghai, his assignment was to start the first full-time China bureau for “Marketpl

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A Village with My Name: A Family History of China’s Opening to the World 022633886X, 9780226338866

When journalist Scott Tong moved to Shanghai, his assignment was to start the first full-time China bureau for “Marketpl

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Who Were the Pharaohs?: A History of Their Names with a List of Cartouches 0486265862, 9780486265865

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Baby Names: How To Name Your Baby Properly - Includes over 3000 Most Popular Baby Names for Boys And Girls Plus Name Origins And Meanings (Baby Names, Baby Names 2015, Baby Names With Meanings)

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A Rosenberg by Any Other Name: A History of Jewish Name Changing in America 9781479887194

Winner, 2019 Saul Viener Book Prize, given by the American Jewish Historical Society A groundbreaking history of the pr

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