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A. Adeodatus. Adrianus (given name) Amadeus (name) Anicetus. Antonius. Aprus. Augustus (given name)
In 1910 Charles Trice Martin expanded on Wright's list (the 9th edition of which he had edited) in his The Record Interpreter: a collection of abbreviations, Latin words and names used in English historical manuscripts and records which included a chapter "Latin forms of English Surnames". [20]
This category is for masculine given names from England (natively, or by historical modification of Biblical, etc., names). See also Category:English-language masculine given names , for all those commonly used in the modern English language , regardless of origin.
Latinisation of names. Latinisation (or Latinization) [1] of names, also known as onomastic Latinisation, is the practice of rendering a non - Latin name in a modern Latin style. [1] It is commonly found with historical proper names, including personal names and toponyms, and in the standard binomial nomenclature of the life sciences.
Benedict (given name) Benedict is a masculine given name of Latin origin, meaning "blessed". [1] Etymologically, it is derived from the Latin words bene ('good') and dicere ('speak'), i.e. "well spoken". The name was borne by Saint Benedict of Nursia (480–547), often called the founder of Western Christian monasticism .
James is one of the most common male names in the English-speaking world. In the United States, James was one of the five most common given names for male babies for most of the 20th century. Its popularity peaked during the Baby Boom (Census records 1940–1960), when it was the most popular name for baby boys. Its popularity has declined ...
Charles is a masculine given name predominantly found in English and French speaking countries. [ 1] It is from the French form Charles of the Proto-Germanic name ᚲᚨᚱᛁᛚᚨᛉ (in runic alphabet) or *karilaz (in Latin alphabet ), whose meaning was "free man". The Old English descendant of this word was Ċearl or Ċeorl, as the name of ...
4. Matías. “Gift of God” is the spiritual meaning of this popular name. 5. Alejandro. “Defender” is the strong meaning behind this name. 6. José. This is the Spanish version of the name ...