What is Your Name? A Popular Account of the Meanings and Derivations of Christian Names

ABSTRACT QUALITIES acrostics Amalaric amongst anagrams Anaxo ancient Arabic Assyrian bear beauty beloved bestowed blessed brave bright Cæsar Calendaria called Celt Celtic century charm chief child Christian names Christopher Columbus courage Cyaxares daughter death Deri derived Diocletian East emperor England English fair faith father favourite flowers France French gift glory God's grace Greece Greek Greek name heart Hebrew Hebrew names hero history of names holy honour individual names Italian Jehovah Julius Cæsar king lady land Latin legend letters light lives Lord Mary Mary Magdalene meaning mighty moon mother nations noble North American Indian NOTICES TO CLASS original peace Persian prænomen pretty prince princess queen race Roman Rome royal sacred saint Saxon Semiramis signifying sion sound Spanish story strange supposed surnames sweet synonymes tell Teutonic vation Class Divi victory wife woman WOMEN word