<p>This book tells the engaging story of when our surnames first came into use, why they were necessary and how people acquired them. At some point we all consider our surnames - many of us will wonder about the stories behind them, especially if they are unusual. Those of us with British surnames possess that magic thread which leads back nearly a thousand years to a time when surnames were a new idea on this side of the English Channel. There have been many books with surnames as their theme: dictionaries of surnames, books about unusual surnames, heraldry, researching family history and so forth, but there are few books which look at British history solely through surnames. Although the origins of the majority of British surnames lie in England, Scotland, Wales and Ireland, the author shows that the near-Continent, especially France, has contributed its share too. The author has provided accounts of over 2000 of our surnames. Within this book the reader will find the answers to many questions about our surnames and will perhaps encourage its reader to pursue the study further. CONTENTS: What are Surnames and how old are they? - Surnames from Occupations - Surnames from Places - Surnames from Local Features - Surnames from Relationships - Surnames from Words of Affection - Surnames from Nicknames - Surnames from Personal Names - Postscipt - References - General index - Index of surnames.</p>

What's in Your Surname?

History

Lewis, William

Europe

Brazen Head Publishing

<p>EVERYONE KNOWS OF THE ARTIFACTS of England's distant past from bones and fossils to jewellery and tools are buried beneath the soil of our country and regularly unearthed by archaeologists. Less appreciated is that there is a quite different historical trail which leads us back through many centuries of our country's history. However, this trail is not buried within the soil, but within our place-names. The earliest sounds of which were uttered by occupants of these islands over 2600 years ago and which have survived into many of the place-names we use today. Place-names have a special significance for a great many people, for their surnames are also names of English places: some will have local feature names such as Brook, Hill, Bridge, Wood and Field and some will have names recalling the village, town or district from which a mediaeval ancestor originated. What's in an English Place-Name? offers a fascinating chance to trace the names within our localities back to their roots and to give an absorbing insight into our district's histories. Discussing the origins of hundreds of place-names in England this book provides a comprehensive understanding of how place-names arose</p>

What's in an English Place-Name? a History of England in Its Place-Names

A richly illustrated guide to the dolmen culture of Prehistoric Sicily. Scattered around the world in woods and on mountains dolmens have posed a mystery for hundreds of years. The interpretations of these mysteries have been extremely imaginative over the centuries. But in Sicily it has only been in recent years that the presence of numerous megaliths has been revealed. This manual provides a comprehensive guide to the dolmens of Sicily and the artefacts as well as historical and cultural associations of these prehistoric sites. With 26 black and white illustrations

Ancient Stones: The Prehistoric Dolmens of Sicily

Piccolo, Salvatore

Ancient Civilizations

The LAMPYRID journal serves as an international forum for papers presenting research on the evolution, taxonomy, ecology, physiology, behaviour, molecular biology and the phylogeography of luminescent beetles. Volume 1 contents includes: A sexual difference in the timing of adult emergence in the glow-worm Lampyris noctiluca L. (Coleoptera: Lampyridae) - by John Horne; Seasonal variation in the female display period of the glow-worm Lampyris noctiluca L. (Coleoptera: Lampyridae) - by William Hickmott & John Tyler; The biology and distribution of glow-worms (Coleoptera: Lampyridae) in Spain; A study of the male flight season in the Glow-worm Lampyris noctiluca (L.) (Coleoptera: Lampyridae) -  J. R. Guzmán Álvarez & Raphaël De Cock; The secondary structure of Lampyridae 16S ribosomal DNA and the implications for phylogenetic reconstruction - by John C. Day; Life history of the fireflies - additional notes - by M. Peragallo & translated into English by Corinne Molton; Type specimens of Lampyridae in the Oxford University Museum of Natural History - by Darren Mann; Parasites, predators and defence in fireflies and glow-worms - by John C. Day.

Lampyrid: The Journal of Bioluminescent Beetle Research Vol 1 2011

Science & Math

John C Day

Mathematics

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What's in Your Surname?

What's in an English Place-Name? a History of England in Its Place-Names

Ancient Stones: The Prehistoric Dolmens of Sicily

Lampyrid: The Journal of Bioluminescent Beetle Research Vol 1 2011