The Many Names of Country People: an Historical Dictionary from the Twelfth Century Onward
- List Price: $101.00
- Binding: Hardcover
- Publisher: Greenwood Press (CT)
- Publish date: 04/01/1989
Description:
Country names are used to describe people who are or were engaged in agricultural pursuits. This new historical dictionary provides an important key to country life in English-speaking regions from the 12th to the 20th centuries. It presents information on the usage, meanings, and historical background for more than 1,778 names that have been given to the country people of Britain, North America, and the West Indies, as well as Australia, New Zealand, and South Africa. The entries identify agrarian meanings of the names, the occupational groups that used them, dates of use, geographical range, and common and uncommon variants.
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