Identity Lessons

Thefirstbookofnamesfromtheannalsofhistory-thiscomprehensivereferencesourceincludesthousandsofnamesfromtheDarkAgesinEnglandtocontemporaryAmerica.Aperson'snameconveysaculture,ahistory,andawayoflookingattheworld.Andascenturiesofwar,immigration,rulers,andreligionshavechangedacountry,theyhavealsochangedthenamesofitspeople.Inthefirstbookofitskind,TeresaNormantracesthehistoryofEurope,fromtheancientRomaneratothepresent,andshowshownamesoriginatedandchangedthroughouttheages.Whetheryouareahistorybuff,awritersearchingforthepropernameforyourcharacter,oraparentlookingforaspecialnameforyourchild,NamesThroughtheAgesisarichresourceofideas,stories,andhistoriesbehindthousandsofnames.Includesnamesfrom:--EnglandandScotland'sDarkAgesandIndustrialRevolution--TheNormanConquestandReformationinWales--Ireland'sclanrevoltsandCatholicemancipation--TheriseandfallofFrance'smonarchy--AmericancolonizationandCivilWarSpecialfeaturesinclude:--alphabetizedlistingsforeasyreference--organizedbytimeperiodandcountry--adviceonalternatespellings--informationonoriginsandmeanings--surnamedefinitions--historiesofnamesandcountries--Thefirstbookofitskind--IncludesthousandsofAnglicannamesfromtheDarkAgestocontemporarytimes--Comprehensiveandexpertlyresearched