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From the pages of ICHuddersfield in association with the Huddersfield Weekly News
In his latest book, Christian Names In Local And Family History, Dr George Redmond provides the first in-depth study of the development of first names in this country.
Dr Redmond, of Lepton, is a leading authority on names, a subject he has researched for 50 years. He lectures in the UK, USA, Australia and New Zealand, and is the author of many books.
The book is packed with information, lots of it culled from West Yorkshire, and has two essential indexes, for Christian names and family names. Every first name has a pedigree, says Dr Redmonds, which can be local, regional or family.
There were a wide variety of names in the 12th century but by the mid-1300s just a few dominated and these remained popular for the next 750 years.
Many surnames are derived from first names, he says, so knowing where they originated can help family historians trace their roots.
Dionisia, for instance, was one of the more popular names by 1377, along with Godelena, Helwise, Idony and Avice.
"A lady called Dionisia of Linthwaite was responsible for the surname Dyson," he says.
A FAMILY named Coke thought long and hard about what to call their daughter back in 1379.
They quite liked the diminutive of Dionisia which practice had reduced to Diot.
And so they called their daughter Diot Coke - and 600 years later, America named a drink after her.
* Christian Names In Local And Family History by George Redmonds, published by The National Archives, £16.99.
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In his latest book, Christian Names In Local And Family History, Dr George Redmond provides the first in-depth study of the development of first names in this country.
Dr Redmond, of Lepton, is a leading authority on names, a subject he has researched for 50 years. He lectures in the UK, USA, Australia and New Zealand, and is the author of many books.
The book is packed with information, lots of it culled from West Yorkshire, and has two essential indexes, for Christian names and family names. Every first name has a pedigree, says Dr Redmonds, which can be local, regional or family.
There were a wide variety of names in the 12th century but by the mid-1300s just a few dominated and these remained popular for the next 750 years.
Many surnames are derived from first names, he says, so knowing where they originated can help family historians trace their roots.
Dionisia, for instance, was one of the more popular names by 1377, along with Godelena, Helwise, Idony and Avice.
"A lady called Dionisia of Linthwaite was responsible for the surname Dyson," he says.
A FAMILY named Coke thought long and hard about what to call their daughter back in 1379.
They quite liked the diminutive of Dionisia which practice had reduced to Diot.
And so they called their daughter Diot Coke - and 600 years later, America named a drink after her.
* Christian Names In Local And Family History by George Redmonds, published by The National Archives, £16.99.
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And here I'm thinking this was going to be similar to Serum. (was it called that).
