The means of naming : a social and cultural history of personal naming in Western Europe

Names Are Never Given Accidentally - They Are Chosen And Bestowed According To Rules That Reflect Fundamental Features Of The Society And Culture Concerned. This Is A Study Of The Nature And History Of Naming Practices In Western Europe. Stephen Wilson Includes Bibliographical References (p. 354-385) And Index. Title......Page 6 Copyright......Page 7 Contents......Page 8 Preface......Page 10 Ancient Rome......Page 15 The name system: individual and family......Page 17 The tria nomina......Page 18 Praenomina......Page 19 Gentilicia......Page 21 Cognomina......Page 23 Women's names......Page 29 Transmission of names......Page 32 Name and status......Page 34 Imperial names and titles......Page 37 Slave names......Page 39 Freedmen......Page 44 Children of mixed marriages......Page 49 Roman expansion......Page 51 Soldiers' names......Page 53 Romanization......Page 55 Late Roman names......Page 61 Status, ancestry and polyonomy......Page 65 Supernomina......Page 69 Names of Christians......Page 72 The Middle Ages......Page 77 Germanic names......Page 79 The Germanic name system:......Page 84 The Franks......Page 85 The Anglo-Saxons......Page 88 Leading names and kinship structure......Page 94 Christian names......Page 100 The names of the clergy......Page 106 The reasons why......Page 113 Name fashions and name stock......Page 117 Second names: I......Page 129 Types of second name:......Page 132 Second names from first names......Page 137 Second names from places......Page 146 Second names from occupations......Page 158 Second names: II......Page 164 The standardization of second names......Page 168 Second names in context......Page 173 The second name and the family......Page 176 Women and names......Page 186 Titles......Page 191 Modern times......Page 197 First names 1500 1900: I......Page 199 Names and religion:......Page 204 Protestantism......Page 207 Other perennial styles......Page 215 Politics and fashion......Page 222 First names 1500 1900: II......Page 229 Transmission......Page 235 Usage......Page 248 Family names, titles and nicknames......Page 256 Titles......Page 277 Noble names and titles......Page 286 Nicknames......Page 294 America......Page 304 Second names, titles and nicknames......Page 316 Black names......Page 322 Europe in the twentieth century......Page 330 Britain......Page 338 Italy......Page 348 Conclusion......Page 350 Notes......Page 353 Glossary......Page 367 Bibliography......Page 368 Index......Page 400 We know more about the names of ancient Romans than those of many other historical societies as a result of what has been called their "epigraphic habit". First published in 2004. Routledge is an imprint of Taylor & Francis, an informa company