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| Author: | Leopold Wagner |
| Category: | Study Names [Edit] |
| Language: | English |
| Publisher: | Project Gutenberg |
| Release Date: | 29 Aug 2016 |
| Pages: | 312 |
| File Size: | 1.92 MB |
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| Creation Date: | 20 Jul 2022 |
| Rank: | 554,128 No 1 most popular |
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The Author Book Names: and Their Meaning; A Book for the Curious and the author of 1 another books.
Wagner, Leopold, 1858-
Author: Wagner, Leopold, 1858-
Title: Names: and Their Meaning; A Book for the Curious
Contents: The countries of the world -- The months and days of the week -- Creeds, sects, and denominations -- Tavern signs -- Royal surnames -- National nicknames -- Birds -- Religious orders -- Paper and printing -- Political nicknames -- Flowers -- The Bible -- Wines -- Literary sobriquets -- The counties of England and Wales -- Carriages -- Dances -- Pigments and dyes -- London districts and suburbs -- Battles -- Notable days and festivals -- Textiles, embroideries, and lace -- Literary pseudonyms -- Counterfeit presentments -- London inns and gardens -- Sobriquets and nicknames -- The Inns of Court -- Races -- London churches and buildings -- Class names and nicknames -- Malt liquors -- Diamonds and precious stones -- Naval and military sobriquets -- Money -- Spirits -- London streets and squares.
Language: English
LoC Class: AG: General Works: Dictionaries and other general reference books
Subject: Names
Release Date: Aug 29, 2016
Copyright Status: Public domain in the USA.
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