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'''Understanding customs used in Welsh names can help you identify your ancestors in records. Learn to recognize name variations and see clues in names.''' | '''Understanding customs used in Welsh names can help you identify your ancestors in records. Learn to recognize name variations and see clues in names.''' | ||
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==Online Tools== | |||
*[https://named.publicprofiler.org/ '''Names, Public Profiler, British Surname Map] | |||
*[https://britishsurnames.co.uk/ '''British Surnames'''] | |||
*[https://surnames.behindthename.com/names/usage/welsh '''Behind the Name: Welsh Surnames'''] | |||
*[https://www.behindthename.com/names/usage/welsh '''Behind the Name: Welsh Given Names'''] | |||
*[http://www.namenerds.com/welsh/trad2.html '''Traditional Welsh Names: Men'''] | |||
*[http://www.namenerds.com/welsh/trad1.html '''Traditional Welsh Names: Women'''] | |||
*[https://www.familysearch.org/en/surname Surname experience] at FamilySearch - search by surname to learn its meaning and origin | |||
==Surnames== | ==Surnames== | ||
Before record keeping began, most people only had a first name. As the population increased, people began adding descriptive information, such as John "the smith," to a person’s name to distinguish him or her from others with the same name. At first, a surname applied only to one person and not to the whole family. | Before record keeping began, most people only had a first name. As the population increased, people began adding descriptive information, such as John "the smith," to a person’s name to distinguish him or her from others with the same name. At first, a surname applied only to one person and not to the whole family. | ||
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Be sure to analyse and evaluate carefully each record. You may have to view a record several times to gather all pertinent information for a person or family. | Be sure to analyse and evaluate carefully each record. You may have to view a record several times to gather all pertinent information for a person or family. | ||
== For Further Reading== | == For Further Reading== | ||
*[https://www.familysearch.org/wiki/en/img_auth.php/1/17/Welsh_Naming_Patterns_Handout.pdf '''Welsh Naming Patterns'''] | |||
*[http://www.clwydfhs.org.uk/helachau/patronymics.htm '''Patronymic Paranoia'''] at Clwyd FHS | *[http://www.clwydfhs.org.uk/helachau/patronymics.htm '''Patronymic Paranoia'''] at Clwyd FHS | ||
*[http://www.s-gabriel.org/names/tangwystyl/welshWomen16/patterns.html '''Women's Names in the First Half of 16th Century Wales'''] | *[http://www.s-gabriel.org/names/tangwystyl/welshWomen16/patterns.html '''Women's Names in the First Half of 16th Century Wales'''] | ||
*Morgan, T. J., and Prys Morgan, '''''Welsh Surnames'''''. Cardiff, Wales: University of Wales Press, 1985. ( | *Morgan, T. J., and Prys Morgan, '''''Welsh Surnames'''''. Cardiff, Wales: University of Wales Press, 1985. (FamilySearch Library {{FSC|55852|title-id|disp=book 942.9 D4m}}.) {{WorldCat|1030218686|disp=At various libraries (WorldCat)}} | ||
*Rowlands, John, and Sheila. '''''The Surnames of Wales for Family Historians and Others'''''. Genealogical Publishing Co.: Baltimore, Maryland. 1996. ( | *Rowlands, John, and Sheila. '''''The Surnames of Wales for Family Historians and Others'''''. Genealogical Publishing Co.: Baltimore, Maryland. 1996. (FamilySearch Library {{FSC|765266|title-id|disp=book 942.9 D4r}}.) {{WorldCat|659960977|disp=At various libraries (WorldCat)}} | ||
*'''"Welsh First Names for Children: Their Meanings Explained"'''. Cardiff, Wales: Emeralda, 1978. ( | *'''"Welsh First Names for Children: Their Meanings Explained"'''. Cardiff, Wales: Emeralda, 1978. (FamilySearch Library {{FSC|600408|title-id|disp=book 942.9 D4w}}.) {{WorldCat|819765430|disp=At various libraries (WorldCat)}} ''<ref>The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, ''Research Outline: Wales'' (Salt Lake City: Corporation of the President, 2000), 53-54.</ref> | ||
== References == | == References == | ||
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{{Place|Wales}} | {{Place|Wales}} | ||
[[Category:Wales | [[Category:Wales]] | ||
[[Category: | [[Category:Naming Customs]] | ||
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