Book: Brewer's Dictionary of Names

Basics

Title: Brewer's Dictionary of Names

Subtitle: People & Places & Things

Author: Adrian Room
Publisher: Helicon
Year: 1992
Language: English
Pages: 610
ISBN: 1-85986-323-x
Nordic Names shortcut: BRE

Index of Contents

• Introduction
  • 1 Place-names
  • 2 Personal names
  • 3 Mythological names
  • 4 Biblical names
  • 5 Astronomical names
  • 6 Nationalities and Languages
  • 7 Time and calendar names
  • 8 Religious names
  • 9 Literary names
  • 10 Names from History
  • 11 Political names
  • 12 Educational names
  • 13 Names of buildings
  • 14 Commercial names
  • 15 Musical names
  • 16 Sports names
  • 17 Animal names
  • 18 Other names
• Language Guide
  • The written form of foreign languages
  • Accents and alphabets
• Form of entries
• Acknowledgments
• Names A-Z