What's in a name? : reflections of an irrepressible name collector /
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| Author / Creator: | Dickson, Paul. |
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| Imprint: | Springfield, Mass. : Merriam-Webster, c1996. |
| Description: | xv, 268 p. : ill. ; 24 cm. |
| Language: | English |
| Subject: | English language -- Etymology -- Names -- Glossaries, vocabularies, etc. Names, English. English language -- Etymology -- Names. Names, English. |
| Format: | Print Book |
| URL for this record: | http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/2555320 |
| Summary: | Introduces unusual names for people, animals, apples, businesses, places, vehicles, and other items, as well as name anagrams, fashionable names, and other remarkable names. |
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| Physical Description: | xv, 268 p. : ill. ; 24 cm. |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references (p. 259-263) and index. |
| ISBN: | 0877796130 (alk. paper) |