Yonge, Charlotte M. (Charlotte Mary) 1823-1901 creator text utu 2023 monographic en 1 online resource : multiple file formats "History of Christian Names" by Charlotte M. Yonge is a historical account written in the late 19th century. This work delves into the origins and meanings of Christian names, exploring their connections to language, culture, and religion across various regions. Yonge's extensive research illustrates how a name can reflect national character and the broader context of societal values. The opening of this volume features a preface where the author expresses her motivation for undertaking such a comprehensive study over many years. She acknowledges the complexities she faced in gathering information about Christian names, especially as previous scholarly contributions were often lacking in accuracy. Yonge introduces the scope of her research, noting her aim to classify names by language and meaning rather than merely listing them alphabetically, thus hinting at the broader exploration and analysis to come in subsequent chapters. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Release date is 2023-03-30 MWS, KD Weeks and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at https://www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Archive/American Libraries.) Originally published: United Kingdom: Macmillan and Co., 1884 Names, Personal CS United Kingdom: Macmillan and Co., 1884 04022496 https://archive.org/details/cu31924031230182 https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/70419 https://archive.org/details/cu31924031230182 https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/70419 UtSlPG 260607 20260610134628.0 70419