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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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*Titford, John . ''Searching for Surnames: A Practical Guide to their Meanings and Origins''. Newbury, England: Countryside Books, 2002. (Family History Library book 942 D4tj.) This book discusses the meaning and origins of early surnames. | *Titford, John . ''Searching for Surnames: A Practical Guide to their Meanings and Origins''. Newbury, England: Countryside Books, 2002. (Family History Library book 942 D4tj.) This book discusses the meaning and origins of early surnames. | ||
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 === | ||
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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*http://www.behindthename.com/ | *http://www.behindthename.com/ | ||
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[[Category:England|Names, Personal]] [[Category:Names_Personal]] | [[Category:England|Names, Personal]] [[Category:Names_Personal]] | ||