Brewer's Dictionary of Names

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The Penguin Dictionary of Confusibles

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This dictionary fills a major gap in the study of British and Irish place names, being the first to give full coverage to the origins of names that have arisen since 1500. Room traces the origins of over 1,000 names, providing an informative and entertaining excursion through the social history of Great Britain and Ireland over the last 500 years.

A Concise Dictionary of Modern Place-Names in Great Britain and Ireland

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Oxford University Press

A unique illustrated reference guide to British life and institutions, with entries on public events, personalities, geography, food, work, traditions, sport, and other topics.

Dictionary of Britain: An A-Z of the British Way of Life

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This dictionary fills a major gap in the study of British and Irish place names, being the first to give full coverage to the origins of names that have arisen since 1500. Room traces the origins of over 1,000 names, providing an informative and entertaining excursion through the social history of Great Britain and Ireland over the last 500 years.

A Concise Dictionary of Modern Place-Names in Great Britain and Ireland (Oxford Quick Reference)

A new alphabetical guide to the British way of life.  Interesting, amusing, puzzling or even frustrating aspects of life in Britain are explained in this new dictionary.  Over 3,000 alphabetically arrange entries give up-to-date coverage of Britain and the British. A wide range of topics are covered, including important public events, well-known organizations and people, geography, food, work, tradition and sport.

Dictionary of Britain (Oxford English)

The Oxford Names Companion provides all the information that you will need about place and personal names existing within the British Isles. Divided into three sections on Surnames, First Names, and British Place-Names, they showcase the knowledge and detailed information from leading experts in the names field: A Dictionary of Surnames explains the origin and meaning of nearly 70,000 surnames. It covers all the common surnames, and many other rare ones, in the English-speaking world that are of European derivation. Also giving information about the history and distribution of names where possible and having sourced advice from specialist consultants for particular areas, such as Jewish names and Celtic languages, this reference work is a systematic comparative survey of names that no other work can offer. A Dictionary of First Names is a comprehensive study of first names providing a collection of linguistic, historical, and associated information about some 7,000 names used within the British Isles. Names form part of an individual's cultural identity and say much about our or our family's origins, and this dictionary reflects the long history of cultural diversity within Britain. A Dictionary of British Place-Names contains place-names of Ireland, Scotland, and Wales to form an impressive collection of around 15,000 British place-names, tracing their development from earliest times to the present day. The names are cited in their original spelling and language, such as Celtic, Old English, Old Scandinavian, and the overall effect of this reference work is that it shows that place-names have an incredible capacity for survival.

The Oxford Names Companion

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Place-names of the world

Explains the origins of the names of more than a thousand oceans, seas, rivers, lakes, mountains, islands, nations, states, territories, and provinces

Place-Names of the World

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Angus&Robertson

Provides the origins and meanings for the proper names of more than eight thousand people, places, and things

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Discusses the sources and meanings of the proper names of places, people, literary characters, musical groups, holidays, and sports teams

Cassell Dictionary of Proper Names

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Brewer's Dictionary of Names

The Penguin Dictionary of Confusibles

A Concise Dictionary of Modern Place-Names in Great Britain and Ireland

Dictionary of Britain: An A-Z of the British Way of Life

A Concise Dictionary of Modern Place-Names in Great Britain and Ireland (Oxford Quick Reference)

Dictionary of Britain (Oxford English)

The Oxford Names Companion

Place-Names of the World

Brewer's Dictionary of Names

Cassell Dictionary of Proper Names