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

ABSTRACT QUALITIES acrostics Amalaric amongst Anagrams ancient Arabian Arabic Assyrian bear beauty bestowed blessed brave bright called Celt Celtic century change of name charm child Christian names Christopher Columbus Church conquerors courage Cyaxares daughter death Deri derived East emperor England English expressive exquisite fair faith family names father flowers France French Geordie Lamp gift girl glory God's grace Greece Greek Greek name heart Hebrew Hebrew names hero history of names holy honour individual names Julius Cæsar king lady land Latin legend letters light lives Lord Mary meaning mighty moon mother name-giving nations noble North American Indian original peace Persian prænomen prince princess queen QUEEN DAGMAR race Roman Rome royal sacred saints Saxon Semiramis signifying sion Sophi sound Spanish story strange supposed surnames sweet synonyme tell Teutonic vation Class Divi wife woman WOMEN word وو