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The Social And Cultural Meanings Of Names In Late Antique Italy, 313-604, Eric Ware

Masters Theses

This thesis examines many uses of names in Italian culture and society between the years 313 and 604. Through an anthroponymic study of names in Late Antique Italy, I explore the relationships between names and religion, social groups, gender, and language. I analyze the name patterns statistically and through micro-historical studies. This thesis argues that, contrary to studies emphasizing the late antique decline of the Roman trinominal system, Italian names demonstrated continuity with classical onomastic practices. The correlations between saint’s cults and local names and the decline of pagan names suggests that saints’ names replaced pagan ones as apotropaic names …

Egbert’S England, George Beech

George T. Beech

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How England Got Its Name, (1014-1030), George Beech

George T. Beech

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How Angleterre Came To Be The French Country Name For England In The Eleventh Century, George Beech

George T. Beech

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How England Got Its Name, (1014-1035), George Beech

George T. Beech

Preface, George Beech, Monique Bourin, Pascal Chareille

George T. Beech

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La Dévolution Des Noms Et La Structure De La Famille: L'Exemple Poitevin, George Beech

George T. Beech

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Le Choix Du Nom D'Enfant En Poitou X1e-X11e Sieèles: L'Importance Des Noms Famillaux, George Beech, E Krawutschke

George T. Beech

Les Noms De Personne Poitevins Du 9e Au 12e Siècle, George Beech

George T. Beech

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