Oxford Dictionary of First Names

• Year: 2003
• Tongue: English
• Leaves: 472
• Category: Library

✦ Table of Contents

Introduction
Scope of the Work
The Set of Conventional Given Names
Given Names in Use Over the Centuries
Biblical Names
Saints’ Names
Names of Classical Antiquity
Local Cults and Patron Saints
Names Associated with Particular Religious Denominations
Royal and Aristocratic Names
The Celtic Tradition
The Influence of Literature, Film, and Popular Culture
Surnames as Given Names
Other Sources of Given Names
Masculine and Feminine
Naming Practices in Different Cultures
English Coinages since the 17th Century
Modern Given Names in America
Black Names
Canada, Australia, and New Zealand
French Names
Italian Names
Names in the Iberian Peninsula
German Names
Names in the Netherlands and Belgium
Scandinavian Names
Russian Names
Polish Names
Czech Names
Hungarian Names
Romanian Names
Modern Jewish Names
Bibliography
A
B
C
D
E
F
G
H
I
J
K
L
M
N
O
P
Q
R
S
T
U
V
W
Y
Z
Supplement 1: Common Names in the Arab World
Introduction
The Influence of Islam on the Arabic Naming Tradition
The Pre-Islamic Tradition
Current Trends
Bibliography
A ~ ʽAbd-Allāh (Abdullah)
ʽAbd-al-Laṭīf ~ ʽAbd-al-Raḥmān
ʽAbd-al-Rāziq ~ Aḥmad (Ahmed)
ʽĀ'isha ~ ʽAli (Ali)
ʽAlya ~ ʽAmr
Anwar ~ ʽAzīz, ʽAzīza
ʽAzza ~ B
Buthayna ~ F
Fardoos ~ Fayṣal
Fiḍḍa ~ H
Ḥāfiẓ ~ Ḥanān
Hāni, Haniyya ~ Ḥikmat
Hind ~ I
Ibtisām ~ Ismāʽīl
ʽIṣmat ~ J
Jalīla ~ K
Khālid ~ L
Līna ~ M
Manāl ~ Muḥammad
Muhannad ~ N
Nāhida ~ Nizār
Nuha ~ R
Rājya ~ S
Ṣabri, Ṣabriyya ~ Salāma
Ṣāliḥ, Ṣālḥa ~ Shādi
Shafīq, Shafīqa ~ Sulaymān
Surayya ~ U
'Umayma ~ W
Wajīh ~ Z
Zaki, Zakiyya ~ Zuhayr
Supplement 2: Common Names of the Indian Subcontinent
Introduction
Principles
Languages
Spelling Variations, Regional Variations, and Compound Names
Personal Names and other Names
Religions of the Subcontinent
Hinduism
The Vedic period
The late Vedic period
The epic period
The classical period
The Puranic period
The medieval period
Buddhism
Jainism
Parsees
Islam
Sikhism
Christianity
Conclusion
Bibliography
A
B
C & D
E & F
G
H
I
J
K
L
M
N
O
P
Q & R
S
T
U
V
W
Y
Z