A story about Welsh Surnamesdoi:10.1093/nq/177.6.103bSalmon DavidNotes and Queries
it was not easy for them to go outB. people at that time didn't live much longerC. there were few people in the pastD. few people had white hair( )5. What is the best title of the passage?A. Our NamesB. The Origins of British SurnamesC. Interesting Stories about NamesD. What ...
He is best-known for having formulated the Monroe doctrine in 1823. H.H. Munro was an English short-story writer who went under the pen-name of Saki. Sir Hugh Munro was a mountaineer best known for his “Munros” Scottish mountain classification. Matt Monro was an English ballad singer ...
(4)The story mainly(主要) talks about___.A. where surnames come fromB. how people get the baby nameC. what a butcher doesD. who David McKie is 相关知识点: 试题来源: 解析 (1)B.细节理解题.根据 For example(例如), "Butcher" is someone who sells meat.例如,"屠夫"就是卖肉的人.故...
extending north into Durham. One early mention of the name was in 1536 when Anthony Peacock, the bailiff atArkengarthdale near Swaledale, took part in the Pilgrimage of Grace. The story did not end happily as Peacock was hanged in chains on Richmond Moor and then executed for his role in...
Surnames depend on the setting and the ancestry of the characters. If your story takes place on Earth, choose your character’s cultural heritage and look up surnames that come from that culture. For instance, if your character is a white person in the US, you might decide they have an ...
widespread by 1900. But it didn't actually become law to adopt a permanent last name there until 1923. It can also be tricky to identify which person is which in a search, as families may have similar naming orders for sons and daughters, for example, with the first-born son always ...
That's a fascinating story! Common Surname Origins Occupational: Think about it, what did your ancestors do for a living? If they were a blacksmith, chances are their last name became "Smith." Same goes for "Baker," "Carpenter," "Taylor," and many more. These nam...
Asina- Meaning "she-ass." Macrobius relates the story behind this surname of the Cornelii in hisSaturnalia, saying that a head of the Cornelian clan who, having been required to produce guarantors for a transaction involving either the purchase of some land or the contracting of a marriage, ...
The Montgomerys played both sides of the religious divide in that century. First they were loyal Catholics of Mary, Queen of Scots. But a later chief had become a staunch Presbyterian covenanter by the time of the English Civil War. Their home for a while was Androssan on the Ayrshire co...