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- Title Brewer's Dictionary of Names
- Author Room
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- Publisher Helicon, Oxford
- Date 1995
- ISBN 9781859861028
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Brewer's Dictionary of Names (Helicon reference classics)
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Brewer`s Dictionary Of Names People & Places & Things
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Helicon, 1995. None. Paperback. Good. Outline:- This dictionary reveals the origins of familiar names from personal names to place names brand names to astronomical names. It includes a broad selection of names of animals mythological and literary characters sports teams languages nationalities political parties and pop and rock groups. It takes in the name of holidays and festivals of schools and colleges of battles and revolutions and of well-known individual buildings such as clubs hospitals country houses museums and theatres. It includes the origins of the names of famous individuals from Caesar to Sophocles Homer to Ho chi Min. Names of famous fictional characters are also represented such as Shakespeare`s Desdemona and Hamlet as well as Kipling`s Mowgli and Milne`s Winnie the Pooh. Equally present are the titles of literary works and musical compositions such as Lavengro and Lohengrin. It includes an introduction providing background to different aspects of name studies and research and…
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BREWER'S DICTIONARY OF NAMES.: People & Places & Things
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