Sunnyside: A History of British House Names Wright Laura
This book discusses developments in the history of British house names from the earliest written evidence (Beowulf's Heorot) to the twentieth century.Chapters 1 and 2 track changes from medieval…
Specifikacia Sunnyside: A History of British House Names Wright Laura
This book discusses developments in the history of British house names from the earliest written evidence (Beowulf's Heorot) to the twentieth century.Chapters 1 and 2 track changes from medieval naming practices such as Ceolmundingchaga and Prestebures, to present-day house names such as Fairholme and Oakdene: that is, the shift from recording the name of the householder (Sabelinesbury, 'Sabeline's manor'), the householder's occupation (le Taninghus, 'the tannery') and the appearance of the house (le Brodedore, 'the broad door'); to the five main categories still in use today: the transferred place-name (Aberdeen House), the nostalgically rural (Springfield), the commemorative (Blenheim Palace), the upwardly mobile (Vernon Lodge), and the latest fashion (Fernville). The development and demise of pub names and shop names such as la Worm on the Hope and the Golden Tea Kettle &
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