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''[[England]] [[Image:Gotoarrow.png]] [[England Names, Personal|Personal Names]]'' | |||
Understanding given names and surnames can help you trace your ancestors. The English did not have a specific naming pattern, but they often gave their children family names. Sometimes when a child died, the next child of that sex born into the family was given the same name. Occasionally two or more living children in the family had the same given name. | Understanding given names and surnames can help you trace your ancestors. The English did not have a specific naming pattern, but they often gave their children family names. Sometimes when a child died, the next child of that sex born into the family was given the same name. Occasionally two or more living children in the family had the same given name. | ||
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=== Given Names === | === Given Names === | ||
When they were christened, children usually received one or two given names. Some were named after parents or other relatives. (see also [[British Naming Conventions]])<br> | When they were christened, children usually received one or two given names. Some were named after parents or other relatives. (see also [[British Naming Conventions]])<br> | ||
For a book describing given names, see: | For a book describing given names, see: | ||
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Many names in pre-1700 records are in Latin. A select list of Latin given names with the English equivalent are listed in Volume three of David E. Gardner’s, and Frank Smith’s ''Genealogical Research in England and Wales''. Three Volumes. Salt Lake City, Utah: Bookcraft Publishers, 1956–64. (Family History Library book {{FHL|21868|title-id|disp=929.142 G172g}}.) | Many names in pre-1700 records are in Latin. A select list of Latin given names with the English equivalent are listed in Volume three of David E. Gardner’s, and Frank Smith’s ''Genealogical Research in England and Wales''. Three Volumes. Salt Lake City, Utah: Bookcraft Publishers, 1956–64. (Family History Library book {{FHL|21868|title-id|disp=929.142 G172g}}.) | ||
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