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Many books discuss English names. Two are: | Many books discuss English names. Two are: | ||
*Bardsley, Charles W. ''A Dictionary of English and Welsh Surnames''. Reprint of 1901 edition. Baltimore, Maryland.)Genealogical Publishing Company, 1980. (Family History Library book {{FHL|261050|title-id|disp=942 D4b}}.) This book mentions early dates and places where particular surnames are common. | *Bardsley, Charles W. ''A Dictionary of English and Welsh Surnames''. Reprint of 1901 edition. Baltimore, Maryland.)Genealogical Publishing Company, 1980. Digital version at [http://archive.org/stream/adictionaryengl00goog#page/n2/mode/2up Internet Archive] - free; (Family History Library book {{FHL|261050|title-id|disp=942 D4b}}.) This book mentions early dates and places where particular surnames are common. | ||
*Guppy, Henry Brougham. ''Homes of Family Names in Great Britain''. Baltimore, Maryland: Genealogical Publishing, 1968. (Family History Library book 942 D4g 1968.) This book discusses the geographic origins and meanings of certain surnames. | *Guppy, Henry Brougham. ''Homes of Family Names in Great Britain''. Baltimore, Maryland: Genealogical Publishing, 1968. (Family History Library book 942 D4g 1968.) This book discusses the geographic origins and meanings of certain surnames. | ||
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Several websites help you map the geography of English surnames. To learn more, see [[Surname Distribution Maps]]. | Several websites help you map the geography of English surnames. To learn more, see [[Surname Distribution Maps]]. | ||
Another aspect of English surnames is pronunciation. [http://archive.org/stream/glossaryofdialec00hopeuoft#page/148/mode/2up "A List of Surnames Pronounced Differently from What the Spelling Suggests" (1883)]<ref>Robert Charles Hope, ''A Glossary of Dialectal Place-nomenclature, To Which is Appended A List of Family Surnames Pronounced Differently from What the Spelling Suggests'' (London: Simpkin, Marshall, 1883). Digitised by [http://archive.org/details/glossaryofdialec00hopeuoft Internet Archive] - free.</ref>, available online, identifies some more unusual examples. | Another aspect of English surnames is pronunciation. [http://archive.org/stream/glossaryofdialec00hopeuoft#page/148/mode/2up "A List of Surnames Pronounced Differently from What the Spelling Suggests" (1883)]<ref>Robert Charles Hope, ''A Glossary of Dialectal Place-nomenclature, To Which is Appended A List of Family Surnames Pronounced Differently from What the Spelling Suggests'' (London: Simpkin, Marshall, 1883). Digitised by [http://archive.org/details/glossaryofdialec00hopeuoft Internet Archive] - free.</ref>, available online, identifies some more unusual examples. | ||
=== Given Names === | === Given Names === | ||