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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.  
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 [http://www.familysearch.org/eng/library/fhlcatalog/supermainframeset.asp?display=titledetails&titleno=21868&disp=Genealogical+research+in+England+and+Wal%20%20&columns=*,0,0 929.142 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 [http://www.familysearch.org/eng/library/fhlcatalog/supermainframeset.asp?display=titledetails&titleno=21868&disp=Genealogical+research+in+England+and+Wal%20%20&columns=*,0,0 929.142 G172g].)  


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