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Of the compound names thus 244-Hodgson's "Northumberland "-Parish Documents formed one element may be restricted exclusively A Relic of James II., 245-Dar-el-Baida-Simpleton- to the beginning, and the other to the end of the QUERIES:- Ermigarda de Dunbar - John Serles - The Mirage-Nuraghes, 247-Arms of the See of York-Discharge-Warn off-Warburton of Stafford-Capt. J. May Stewart of Lorn-Tab-Dunstan of Suffolk, 243-Potter Family-Heralds' Visitation of Gloucestershire-Aynescombe, of Leeds Castle-Earl of Buchan and General Washington-Sir T. Sackville of Bibury-A "Thel "-Brigadier Newton-Termination -el versus -le-Round Robin of Mozarabic Ectenæ, 246. 1643, 249. REPLIES:-The Festival of the Pope's Chair, 249-Palm name, or they may both be placed indifferently at the end or the beginning. To take instances from the Greek, we have examples of these three cases in IIpo-Kλns, 'AVTI-VOOS, APу-оs, and "Iπapxos, in which po is exclusively confined to the beginning of a name, voos to the end, while apxos and Tоs may appear indifferently at the beginning or end. The words selected for name composition, while covering a wide area in point of meaning, are Music of the Future-"The Dickens !"-Sir N. JohnsonEaster Day on March 25, 252-Surrender by a Straw-sufficiently definite in character to suggest a prinLessons in Writing-Kickshaw, 253-A Silver Chalice-A Distaff-Supporters-Lierne, 254-"Peace with honour "Poeta nascitur," &c.-"Robbing Peter," &c.-De Braose, Bohun, &c.-Armorial Bearings of the Border Families Dixon of Ramshaw, 255-Too too-Rodney-J. Burke's "History of the Commoners"-Silo-K. H. Digby-West Indian Folk-lore, 256-Old Clocks, 257-"The Butterfly's Ball," &c.-The Glastonbury Thorn-Sanctus Bell CotesA "Ship Tavern " Token, 258--Suastika-Cleasby and Vigfusson's" Icelandic Dictionary," 259. NOTES ON BOOKS:-Lee's "Diaries and Letters of Philip Henry "-Cross and Hall's "Rambles round Canterbury -"Epics and Romances of the Middle Ages "-Elwes's "Family of De Braose," &c. Notices to Correspondents. Notes. SOME NOTES ON PERSONAL NAMES, CHIEFLY INTRODUCTORY. ciple in their adoption. The prominence given in this selection to words connected with battle is suggestive of the warlike character of our Aryan forefathers. Compare the Sanskrit compounds of jaya (victory)-Jaya-candra, Jaya-datta-with the numerous Greek names containing Niko- (such as Νικόβουλος, Νικόδημος, Ανδρόνικος), and the many Old German forms made up of Hild-, Gund-, Had-, Bad-, and Wig- (all expressions for war and battle), together with the various Celtic names formed of Catu-, the equation of German Had-, such as Old Gaulish Catu-rix, Old Welsh Catgualatyr, Old Irish Cath-mal, Cath-mug, &c. Next in importance are the words representing various animals, chiefly those remarkable for their ferocity, strength, or swiftness. These were doubtless originally adopted on account of their reflecting the characters of those upon whom they were imposed. For example, we have from the stem varka (=wolf), Sanskrit Vrka-karman, Greek Avкóopwv, &c., Slavonic Vlko-slav, Old German Wolfhart, Wolf-bado, &c. Compare also the many names made up of bleid (=wolf) in Old Welsh, Bleid-iud, Bleid-cuf. The horse also furnishes a large number of names among all Aryan peoples. I. The Principle of Construction of the Personal Name among Aryan Peoples.-It now seems well established that the ancient normal form of personal name among all Aryan peoples, with the exception of the Latin, was that of a compound of two elements, joined to each other according to the rules of composition. A very wide induction, embracing the earliest forms of names current among A large class is built up of words indicative of Aryan races, has yielded this important generali- physical qualities, conformation, colour, &c. For zation. Thus, to take a widely spread form, con- example, we have from magha, big, Sanskrit Mahâtaining in one of its elements kruta (root kru, to bala, Mahâ-manas, &c.; Greek Meyá-Ovμos, Meɣáhear) = praised, distinguished, we have the follow-kAns; Ancient Gaulish Magio-rix; Old German ing: Sanskrit Cruta-karman, Cruta-deva, Pari- Magin-hart, &c. cruta; Zend Cruto-çradh; Greek KAUTO-μnons (Sansk. r represented by Greek A), OEO-KAUTOS (cf. Latin inclutus); Old Welsh Clotri (=Clutorix); Old German Hlud-berht (original k=Germ. h), Hlud-wig (cf. English loud). And, from the same root kru, the Slavonic Slovo (Sansk. Çravas), found in Slavo-bor (original k=Slavonic s), Slavomir, &c. II. The Nature of the Elements.-The elements entering into the ancient personal name, although not taken indifferently from the current vocabulary, Another large class is built up of words bearing upon social relations. For example, from káru, dear, we have Sanskrit Câru-citra, Caru-çravas, Su-caru* (su=good, well); Ancient Gaulish Venicarus, Armorican Hen-car and Ho-car; Old Irish Tuath-char, Find-char. To this class belong also the names indicating chieftainship, such as all *This name, as Fick points out, may well have been people. It is represented in the Chartulaire de Redon one in use before the dispersion of the original Aryan by its Armorican equivalent Ho-car. |