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Names and Naming Patterns in England 1538-1700 by Scott Smith-Banniste
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- Book Title
- Names and Naming Patterns in England 1538-1700
- Publication Date
- 1997-10-02
- Pages
- 240
- ISBN
- 9780198206637
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Product Identifiers
Publisher
Oxford University Press, Incorporated
ISBN-10
0198206631
ISBN-13
9780198206637
eBay Product ID (ePID)
465725
Product Key Features
Number of Pages
240 Pages
Language
English
Publication Name
Names and Naming Patterns in England 1538-1700
Publication Year
1997
Subject
Europe / Great Britain / General, Linguistics / Etymology
Type
Textbook
Subject Area
Language Arts & Disciplines, History
Series
Oxford Historical Monographs
Format
Hardcover
Dimensions
Item Height
0.7 in
Item Weight
14.8 Oz
Item Length
8.5 in
Item Width
5.4 in
Additional Product Features
Intended Audience
College Audience
LCCN
97-225842
Dewey Edition
21
Reviews
'Smith-Bannister obliges with the pioneering large-scale and thorough examination of personal naming practices in early modern England ... Smith-Bannister has produced the evidence to bring name giving beliefs more in line with the facts.'Bibliotheque d'Humanism et Renaissance'Smith-Bannister's work can only be described as ground-breaking, representing as it does one of the first serious attempts, let alone scholarly monographs, to address this important aspect of early modern history... this book provides the first published systematic study of early modern naming patterns on a national basis... throughout the work we are provided with vital empirical evidence that re-writes many of the assumptions which have dominatedthinking about the early modern names, and which have as a result often led scholars into errors about the unique ways in which the society functioned... this carefully researched, carefully structured andwell-written work... will undoubtedly open up this neglected field of historical enquiry.'Will Coster, Continuity and Change, Vol.14 Part 3, 1999'Smith-Bannister's carefully crafted and closely reasoned study of English names is a welcome addition to our knowledge... on which the author bases most of his inferences are satisfyingly large, numbering in the ten of thousands of regionally differentiated cases... the careful assaying of data before conclusions are drawn inspires confidence.'Albion, "[An] excellent work....Smith-Bannister's carefully crafted and closely reasoned study of English names is a welcome addition to our knowledge."--Albion, 'Smith-Bannister obliges with the pioneering large-scale and thorough examination of personal naming practices in early modern England ... Smith-Bannister has produced the evidence to bring name giving beliefs more in line with the facts.'Bibliotheque d'Humanism et Renaissance, 'Smith-Bannister's work can only be described as ground-breaking, representing as it does one of the first serious attempts, let alone scholarly monographs, to address this important aspect of early modern history... this book provides the first published systematic study of early modernnaming patterns on a national basis... throughout the work we are provided with vital empirical evidence that re-writes many of the assumptions which have dominated thinking about the early modern names, and which have as a result often led scholars into errors about the unique ways in which thesociety functioned... this carefully researched, carefully structured and well-written work... will undoubtedly open up this neglected field of historical enquiry.'Will Coster, Continuity and Change, Vol.14 Part 3, 1999, 'Smith-Bannister's carefully crafted and closely reasoned study of English names is a welcome addition to our knowledge... on which the author bases most of his inferences are satisfyingly large, numbering in the ten of thousands of regionally differentiated cases... the careful assaying ofdata before conclusions are drawn inspires confidence.'Albion
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Yes
Dewey Decimal
929.4/09420903
Synopsis
This is a study of names given to children born in England between 1538 and 1700. Drawing on statistical data from forty English parishes, Scott looks at the most commonly used names, how children came to be given these names, why they were often named after their godparents and parents, and how social status affected the names chosen., This book contains the results of the first large-scale quantitative investigation of naming practices in early modern England. Scott Smith-Bannister traces the history of the fundamentally significant human act of naming one's children during a period of great economic, social, and religious upheaval. Using in part the huge pool of names accumulated by the Cambridge Group for the History of Population and Social Structures, he sets out to show which names were most commonly used, how children came to be given these names, why they were named after godparents, parents, siblings, or saints, and how social status affected naming patterns. The chief historical significance of this research lies in the discovery of a substantial shift in naming practices in this period: away from medieval patterns of naming a child after a godparent and towards naming them after a parent. In establishing the chronology of how parents came to exercise greater choice in naming their children and over the nature of naming practices, it successfully supersedes previous scholarship on this subject. Resolutely statistical and rich in anecdote, Dr Smith-Bannister's exploration of this deeply revealing subject will have far-reaching implications for the history of the English family and culture., This is a study of names given to children born in England between 1538 and 1700. It looks at the most commonly used names, how children came to be given these names, why they were often named after their godparents and parents, and how social status affected the names chosen. Using statistical data drawn from forty English parishes, Scott Smith-Bannister's ideas and conclusions will be of interest to social historians of early modern England, genealogists,demographers, and historians of the family., This book contains the results of the first large-scale quantitative investigation of naming practices in early modern England. Scott Smith-Bannister traces the history of the fundamentally significant human act of naming one's children during a period of great economic, social, and religious upheaval. Using in part the huge pool of names accumulated by the Cambridge Group for the History of Population and Social Structures, he sets out to show which names were mostcommonly used, how children came to be given these names, why they were named after godparents, parents, siblings, or saints, and how social status affected naming patterns. The chief historical significance of this research lies in the discovery of a substantial shift in naming practices in this period: away from medieval patterns of naming a child after a godparent and towards naming them after a parent. In establishing the chronology of how parents came to exercise greater choice in naming their children and over the nature of naming practices, it successfully supersedes previous scholarship on this subject. Resolutely statistical and rich in anecdote, DrSmith-Bannister's exploration of this deeply revealing subject will have far-reaching implications for the history of the English family and culture.
LC Classification Number
CS2375.G7S65 1997.
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