Mar 07
Onomastics: the science of names; the study of origins and forms of proper names. Names are interesting, particularly when associated with genealogy and family history. Or if you simply wonder how, when, or where a name came from. If you also enjoy learning about names, here are three books you will find interesting and helpful…
Jan 10
Rufnamen: Given name or German name; a person’s main given name by which they are usually known and called.
Feb 23
While doing some recent research I came across the name Nettie. Nettie is not a particularly unusual nickname, but I could not come up with the original given name for that nickname.
 |
 |
