Adrian Room

Nicknames of Places

Origins and Meanings of the Alternate and Secondary Names, Sobriquets, Titles, Epithets and Slogans for 4600 Places Worldwide

• Broschiertes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

Many places in the world, from the smallest settlement to the largest expanse of land or water, have one or more secondary names--nicknames, titles, or slogans by which it is known in addition to its formal or usual name. Rarely if ever found on maps or in gazetteers, such names feature widely in popular use, travel guides, journalistic articles, and literature of all kinds. New York City (for instance) is the Big Apple, Baghdad on the Hudson, City of Ambition, Empire City, Gateway of the USA, Gotham... This dictionary catalogs some 4600 such names worldwide, ranging from familiar to obscure, recently minted to archaic. Entries include explanations of the nicknames and one or more quotations documenting its use.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: McFarland
• Seitenzahl: 366
• Erscheinungstermin: 31. August 2011
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 254mm x 178mm x 20mm
• Gewicht: 688g
• ISBN-13: 9780786466238
• ISBN-10: 0786466235
• Artikelnr.: 33267626

Autorenporträt

The late Adrian Room was a noted toponymist and onomastician. The author of more than 50 reference books about words and names, he lived in Stamford, Lincolnshire, England.

Inhaltsangabe

Table of Contents
Introduction     
The Dictionary     
Appendix 1: Regional Nicknames     
Appendix 2: Road and Street Nicknames     
Appendix 3: Romany Names of Places     
Appendix 4: Renamed Countries     
Appendix 5: Roman Names of Towns and Cities in Europe     
Appendix 6: English County Names     
Appendix 7: Astronomical Names     
Bibliography     
Index