An International Glossary Of Place Name Elements

Place name elements from over 300 languages are arranged alphabetically, followed by the name of the language or language group of origin, the meaning in English and, in many cases, the word's usage in an actual place name.

About the author

Joel Mann is a Medical Technologist in his hometown of Birmingham, Alabama. He is an avid genealogist as well as a layman in the field of onomastics.

Summary

Place name elements from over 300 languages are arranged alphabetically, followed by the name of the language or language group of origin, the meaning in English and, in many cases, the word's usage in an actual place name.

Product details

• Authors: Joel F Mann, Joel F. Mann
• Publisher: Rowman and Littlefield
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 15.08.2005
• EAN: 9780810850408
• ISBN: 978-0-8108-5040-8
• No. of pages: 189
• Dimensions: 178 mm x 254 mm x 19 mm
• Series: Scarecrow Press
• Subject: Humanities, art, music > Linguistics and literary studies > General and comparative linguistics