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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.
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This category is for given names from England (natively, or by historical modification of Biblical, etc., names). See also Category:English-language given names , for all those commonly used in the modern English language , regardless of origin.
The first list of dog breed names in the English language, contained within The Book of Saint Albans, published in 1465, includes "Mastiff ". [12] This work is attributed to Prioress Juliana Berners, but in part may be translated from the early 14th century Norman-French work Le Art de Venerie, by Edward II's Huntmaster Guillaume Twici. [13]
Bo is also short for names such as Beaufort, Beauregard, Bonita, or Bonnie; it is also a less common shortening of the name Robert, which is usually shortened to Bob. It can also be a shortening of the name James, which is usually shortened to Jimmy, Jim, or Jimbo. The Chinese given name Bo can be spelled as Bō. [1]
According to historian Alex Woolf, the early Gaelic form of the name, Oengus, was borrowed from the Pictish Onuist, which appears in British as Ungust. Woolf noted that these names are all derived from the Celtic *Oinogustos. [3] Linguist John Kneen derived this name from two Celtic elements the following way: *Oino-gustos, meaning "one-choice ...
This is a list of common abbreviations in the English language A. ab abdominal ...
Ronald is a masculine given name derived from the Old Norse Rögnvaldr, [2] or possibly from Old English Regenweald. [3] In some cases Ronald is an Anglicised form of the Gaelic Raghnall, a name likewise derived from Rögnvaldr. [4] The latter name is composed of the Old Norse elements regin ("advice", "decision") and valdr ("ruler"). [5]