History of Christian names

by Charlotte M. Yonge

PART IV.
CHAPTER I.
Latin Nomenclature				[127]
CHAPTER II.
Latin Prænomina				[131]
	§	1.	Aulus, Caius, Cnæus, Cæso	[131]
		2.	Lucius	[132]
		3.	Marcus	[134]
		4.	Posthumus, &c.	[136]
		5.	Numeral Names	[137]
CHAPTER III.
Nomina				[140]
	§	1.	Attius	[140]
		2.	Æmilius	[140]
		3.	Antonius	[141]
		4.	Cæcilius	[143]
		5.	Cœlius	[145]
		6.	Claudius	[145]
		7.	Cornelius, &c.	[146]
		8.	Julius	[148]
		9.	Lælius, &c.	[151]
		10.	Valerius	[152]
CHAPTER IV.
Cognomina				[155]
	§	1.		[155]
		2.	Augustus	[157]
		3.	Blasius	[158]
		4.	Cæsar, &c.	[159]
		5.	Constantius	[161]
		6.	Crispus, &c.	[162]
		7.	Galerius, &c.	[163]
		8.	Paullus and Magnus	[165]
		9.	Rufus, &c.	[167]
CHAPTER V.
Names from Roman Deities				[169]
	§	1.		[169]
		2.	Florentius	[171]
		3.	Laurentius	[172]
		4.	Sancus	[175]
		5.	Old Italian Deities	[176]
		6.	Quirinus	[177]
		7.	Sibylla	[178]
		8.	Saturn, &c.	[179]
CHAPTER VI.
Modern Names from the Latin				[181]
	§	1.	From Amo	[181]
		2.	” Beo	[182]
		3.	” Clarus	[185]
		4.	” Columba	[186]
		5.	” Durans	[187]
		6.	Names of Thankfulness	[188]
		7.	Crescens, &c.	[189]
		8.	Military Names	[189]
		9.	Names of Gladness	[191]
		10.	Jus	[192]
		11.	Names of Holiness	[193]
		12.	Ignatius	[194]
		13.	Pater	[195]
		14.	Grace, &c.	[195]
		15.	Vinco	[197]
		16.	Vita	[197]
		17.	Wolves and Bears	[198]
		18.	Names from Places and Nations	[199]
		19.	Town and Country	[202]
		20.	Flower Names	[203]
		21.	Roman Catholic Names	[207]
CHAPTER VII.
Names from Holy Days				[209]
	§	1.		[209]
		2.	Christmas	[209]
		3.	The Epiphany	[210]
		4.	Easter Names	[215]
		5.	Sunday Names	[216]

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PART V.
CHAPTER I.
	§	1.	The Keltic Race	[220]
		2.	The Keltic Languages	[221]
		3.	Keltic Nomenclature	[222]
CHAPTER II
Ancient Keltic Names				[226]
	§	1.	Welsh Mythic Names	[226]
		2.	Lear and his Daughters	[228]
		3.	Bri	[232]
		4.	Fear, Gwr, Vir	[237]
CHAPTER III.
Gaelic Names				[240]
	§	1.	Scottish Colonists	[240]
		2.	The Feen	[242]
		3.	Finn	[243]
		4.	Cu, Cun, Gal	[245]
		5.	Diarmaid and Graine	[249]
		6.	Cormac	[250]
		7.	Cath	[251]
		8.	Fiachra	[252]
		9.	Names of Complexion	[253]
		10.	Feidlim, &c.	[256]
		11.	Names of Majesty	[257]
		12.	Devotional Names	[259]
CHAPTER IV.
Names of Cymric Romance				[264]
	§	1.	The Round Table	[264]
		2.	Arthur	[266]
		3.	Gwenever	[268]
		4.	Gwalchmai, Sir Gawain, and Sir Owen	[272]
		5.	Trystan and Ysolt	[274]
		6.	Hoel and Ryence	[276]
		7.	Percival	[278]
		8.	Llew	[281]

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PART VI.
Teutonic Names				[283]
CHAPTER I.
The Teuton Race				[283]
	§	1.	Ground occupied by the Teutons	[283]
CHAPTER II.
Names from Teuton Mythology				[285]
	§	1.	Guth	[285]
		2.	The Aasir	[289]
		3.	Odin, or Grîmr	[292]
		4.	Frey	[294]
		5.	Thor	[300]
		6.	Baldur and Hodur	[303]
		7.	Tyr	[305]
		8.	Heimdall	[308]
		9.	Will	[311]
		10.	Hilda	[317]
		11.	Ve	[320]
		12.	Gerda	[321]
		13.	Œgir	[322]
		14.	Ing—Seaxnot	[324]
		15.	Eormen	[326]
		16.	Erce	[328]
		17.	Amal	[329]
		18.	Forefathers	[331]
CHAPTER III.
Names from Objects connected with Mythology				[334]
	§	1.	Day	[334]
		2.	The Wolf	[335]
		3.	Eber, the Boar	[337]
		4.	The Bear	[338]
		5.	The Horse	[340]
		6.	The Eagle	[342]
		7.	The Raven	[344]
		8.	The Swan	[345]
		9.	The Serpent	[346]
		10.	Kettle	[347]
		11.	Weapon Names	[348]
		12.	Thought	[352]
CHAPTER IV.
Heroic Names of the Nibelung				[355]
	§	1.	The Nibelung	[355]
		2.	Sigurd	[356]
		3.	Brynhild	[359]
		4.	Gunther	[362]
		5.	Hagen	[364]
		6.	Ghiseler	[365]
		7.	Ghernot	[367]
		8.	Folker	[370]
		9.	Dankwart	[371]
		10.	Theodoric	[372]
		11.	Uta, Ortwin	[375]
		12.	Sintram	[379]
		13.	Elberich	[380]
CHAPTER V.
The Karling Romances				[383]
	§	1.	The Paladins	[383]
		2.	Charles	[384]
		3.	Roland, &c.	[387]
		4.	Renaud	[394]
		5.	Richard	[399]
		6.	Astolfo	[400]
		7.	Ogier le Danois	[402]
		8.	Louis	[403]
CHAPTER VI.
Descriptive Names				[408]
	§	1.	Nobility	[408]
		2.	Command	[413]
		3.	Brightness	[414]
		4.	War	[416]
		5.	Protection	[419]
		6.	Power	[421]
		7.	Affection	[426]
		8.	Appearance	[427]
		9.	Locality	[429]
		10.	Life	[433]

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PART VII.
Names from the Slavonic				[435]
	§	1.	Slavonic Races	[435]
		2.	Slavonian Mythology	[438]
		3.	Warlike Names	[440]
		4.	Names of Might	[441]
		5.	Names of Virtue	[443]
		6.	Names of Affection	[444]
		7.	Names from the Appearance	[445]
CONCLUSION.
Modern Nomenclature				[446]
	§	1.	Greece	[446]
		2.	Russia	[447]
		3.	Italy	[450]
		4.	Spain	[453]
		5.	France	[455]
		6.	Great Britain	[459]
		7.	Germany	[466]
		8.	Scandinavia	[469]
		9.	Comparative Nomenclature	[470]

GLOSSARY OF CHRISTIAN NAMES.

The names here given are referred, as far as possible, first to the language in which the form occurs, then to their root.

The original names, in their primary form, are in capitals, the shapes they have since assumed are in Roman type, the contractions in italics. A table is here given of the main stems and branches, with the abbreviations used for them in the glossary.