Oxford Dictionary of First Names

Introduction Scope of the Work The Set of Conventional Given Names Given Names in Use Over the Centuries Biblical Names Saints’ Names Names of Classical Antiquity Local Cults and Patron Saints Names Associated with Particular Religious Denominations Royal and Aristocratic Names The Celtic Tradition The Influence of Literature, Film, and Popular Culture Surnames as Given Names Other Sources of Given Names Masculine and Feminine Naming Practices in Different Cultures English Coinages since the 17th Century Modern Given Names in America Black Names Canada, Australia, and New Zealand French Names Italian Names Names in the Iberian Peninsula German Names Names in the Netherlands and Belgium Scandinavian Names Russian Names Polish Names Czech Names Hungarian Names Romanian Names Modern Jewish Names Bibliography A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W Y Z Supplement 1: Common Names in the Arab World Introduction The Influence of Islam on the Arabic Naming Tradition The Pre-Islamic Tradition Current Trends Bibliography A ~ ʽAbd-Allāh (Abdullah) ʽAbd-al-Laṭīf ~ ʽAbd-al-Raḥmān ʽAbd-al-Rāziq ~ Aḥmad (Ahmed) ʽĀ'isha ~ ʽAli (Ali) ʽAlya ~ ʽAmr Anwar ~ ʽAzīz, ʽAzīza ʽAzza ~ B Buthayna ~ F Fardoos ~ Fayṣal Fiḍḍa ~ H Ḥāfiẓ ~ Ḥanān Hāni, Haniyya ~ Ḥikmat Hind ~ I Ibtisām ~ Ismāʽīl ʽIṣmat ~ J Jalīla ~ K Khālid ~ L Līna ~ M Manāl ~ Muḥammad Muhannad ~ N Nāhida ~ Nizār Nuha ~ R Rājya ~ S Ṣabri, Ṣabriyya ~ Salāma Ṣāliḥ, Ṣālḥa ~ Shādi Shafīq, Shafīqa ~ Sulaymān Surayya ~ U 'Umayma ~ W Wajīh ~ Z Zaki, Zakiyya ~ Zuhayr Supplement 2: Common Names of the Indian Subcontinent Introduction Principles Languages Spelling Variations, Regional Variations, and Compound Names Personal Names and other Names Religions of the Subcontinent Hinduism The Vedic period The late Vedic period The epic period The classical period The Puranic period The medieval period Buddhism Jainism Parsees Islam Sikhism Christianity Conclusion Bibliography A B C & D E & F G H I J K L M N O P Q & R S T U V W Y Z