Cassell Dictionary of Proper Names (Language reference) [Hardcover]

Adrian Room (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: August 1994 | ISBN-10: 0304344478 | ISBN-13: 978-0304344475

This text reveals the origins and meanings of thousands of familiar names, from personal to place names, and from mythological characters to astronomical names. A guide to accents and pronunciation for some of the 80 languages used in the dictionary, from Afrikaans to Zyrian, is also included. This should be useful as a reference for anyone interested in the history and development of language.

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From School Library Journal

YA?Short, easy-to-read, alphabetical entries cite sources and meanings of the proper nouns used to identify places, first and last names, literary characters, music, holidays, modern musical groups, astronomy, sports teams, mythological places and people, etc. Although there is no guide to pronunciation, this is an ideal source for quick introductory research or a fun browsing item for students interested in learning about their own names.
Copyright 1995 Reed Business Information, Inc.

About the Author

Adrian Room is an established writer of reference books, mainly on the origins of words and names. He is a Fellow of the Royal Geographical Society and a member of the English Place-Name Society and American Name Society. He was Senior Lecturer in Russian with the Ministry of Defence until 1984, when he took up full-time writing.

Product Details

• Hardcover: 640 pages
• Publisher: Cassell (August 1994)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0304344478
• ISBN-13: 978-0304344475
• Product Dimensions: 9.1 x 6.2 x 1.6 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.8 pounds
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #3,233,309 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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