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The Names Project

The Names Project. Mr. Feeley. My name is from WHAT language?!?!. You may be wondering why your given name or surname has its origins in Hebrew, Greek, Latin, or Arabic? Here is why! . Hebrew. עִבְרִית.

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The Names Project

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  1. The Names Project Mr. Feeley

  2. My name is from WHAT language?!?! You may be wondering why your given name or surname has its origins in Hebrew, Greek, Latin, or Arabic? Here is why!

  3. Hebrew עִבְרִית

  4. The Iron Age Kingdom of Israel (blue) and Kingdom of Judah (yellow), with their neighbors (tan) (8th century BCE). Hebrew flourished as a spoken language in the kingdoms of Israel and Judah during the 10th to 7th centuries BCE. The Old Testament emerged from the Jewish traditions of Ancient Israel.

  5. Greek λληνική Greek has been spoken in the Balkan Peninsula since around the late 3rd millennium BCE. Greek Civilization Archaic Period 800 BCE to 500 BCE Classical Period 500-323 BCE Hellenistic Period 323 BC to 146 CE

  6. GREEK EMPIRE: Greek cities & colonies c. 550 BC. (Archaic Period)

  7. GREEK EMPIRE: Alexander the Great’s empire at the time of its maximum expansion (Hellinistic Period)

  8. Latin latīna Roman Era 500 BC - early 400’s CE Latin was the dominant language of the Roman Empire.

  9. Roman Empire at its most extensive. 117 AD

  10. Emperor Constantine of Rome • Roman Emperor 306 to 337 AD • Christianity became the dominant Roman religion after 2 ½ centuries of persecution • Much of the New Testament emerged during this era. • Stories and names from the Christian Old and New Testaments received a big push into Europe’s future.

  11. Western Roman Empire Falls in the 400’s CE. Barbarian Invaders 500’s CE: Ostrogoths Huns Visigoths *** Vandals

  12. Arabic • Classical Arabic 500’s CE • Greatly impacted Spanish between 700’s CE and 1492 (4,000 words, 8% of dictionary) • Second greatest impact after Latin

  13. Islamic Empire • Spread of Islam and Arabic (622-750)

  14. The province of al-Andalus just after the Islamic conquest, 720 CE Al-Andalus & Christian Kingdoms circa 1000 CE

  15. http://faculty.umf.maine.edu/walter.sargent/public.www/web%20103/outline%202%20umf%20103_06.htmhttp://faculty.umf.maine.edu/walter.sargent/public.www/web%20103/outline%202%20umf%20103_06.htm

  16. http://awesomemiddleageshastings.weebly.com/-inquisition--reconquista---scott-r.htmlhttp://awesomemiddleageshastings.weebly.com/-inquisition--reconquista---scott-r.html

  17. Romance languages derived from Latin (including SPANISH!)

  18. Map of Spanish America at the end of the 1700’s

  19. My name means WHAT?!?! WHY?! You may be wondering why one of your names means, “exalted one” or “warrior” or “skinny guy” or “fortress” or “cave.” Here is why!

  20. Customs for first names Aspiring personal traits. For example, the name Clement means "merciful." (e.g Faith, Prudence) Occupations. (e.g. George means "earth-worker", i.e., "farmer"). Circumstances of birth. (e.g. Thomas means"twin" or the Latin name Quintus, which was traditionally given to the fifth male child. Objects. (e.g. Peter means "rock" and Edgar means "rich spear.”) Physical characteristics. (e.g. Calvin means "bald.”) Variations on another name, especially to change the sex of the name (e.g. Pauline, Georgia) or to translate from another language (fe.g. the names Francis or Francisco that come from the name Franciscus meaning "Frenchman"). Surnames. (e.g. Winston, Harrison, and Ross). Such names can honour other branches of a family, where the surname would not otherwise be passed down (e.g., the mother's maiden surname). Places. (e.g. Brittany, Lorraine.) Characters/Words from Myths, Legends, the Bible, Names of saints. (e.g. Jesse, Noah, Genesis, Santiago, Jesus, Maria).

  21. Surname customs -ENGLISH Occupational surnames e.g. Baker, Brewer, Butcher, Hunter, Knight Personal characteristics e.g., Brown, Black, Whitehead, Young, Long, White Geographical features e.g., Bridge, Camp, Hill, Bush, Lake, Lee, Wood, Fields Toponymic surnames: Place names e.g., Hamilton, London, Flint, Estate names For those descended from land-owners, the name of their holdings, castle, manor or estate, e.g. Ernle, Windsor, Staunton Patronymics, matronymics or ancestral, often from a person's given name. e.g., from male name: Richardson, Stephenson, Jackson,Wilson, Thompson, Johnson, Nicholson, Robinson, or female names Molson (from Moll for Mary), Madison (from Maud), Emmott (from Emma), Marriott (from Mary) or from a clan name (for those of Scottish origin, e.g., MacDonald, Forbes, Henderson, Armstrong, Grant, Cameron, with "Mac"Scottish Gaelic for son.

  22. Surname customs SPANISH Patronymic system was used in the Middle Ages. (e.g. Álvaro, the son of Rodrigo would be named Álvaro Rodríguez. His son, Juan, would not be named Juan Rodríguez, but Juan Álvarez. Over time, many of these patronymics became family names and are some of the most common names in the Spanish-speaking world. Personal appearance or habit, e.g. Delgado ("thin") and Moreno (polysemous word, it can mean "brown skined", "dark skined", "tanned skined", "brunette hair" or "black hair") Occupations, e.g. Molinero ("miller"), Zapatero ("Shoe-maker") and Guerrero ("warrior") Geoographic location or ethnicity, e.g. Alemán ("German") In Spain and in many Spanish-speaking countries, people traditionally have two family names: the first family name is the paternal one, inherited from the father's paternal family name, while the second family name is the maternal one, inherited from the mother's paternal family name. e.g. Javier Serratos-Gonzalez

  23. Bibliography Al-Andalus. (2014, March 4). In Wikipedia, The Free Encyclopedia. Retrieved 14:39, March 10, 2014, from http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Al-Andalus&oldid=598147563 Archaic Greece. (2014, February 21). In Wikipedia, The Free Encyclopedia. Retrieved 13:45, March 10, 2014, from http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Archaic_Greece&oldid=596453157 Barbarian. (2014, February 26). In Wikipedia, The Free Encyclopedia. Retrieved 14:31, March 10, 2014, from http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Barbarian&oldid=597286753

  24. Bibliography Constantine the Great. (2014, March 4). In Wikipedia, The Free Encyclopedia. Retrieved 14:16, March 10, 2014, from http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Constantine_the_Great&oldid=598065124 Family name. (2014, March 10). In Wikipedia, The Free Encyclopedia. Retrieved 21:13, March 10, 2014, from http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Family_name&oldid=598979420 Given name. (2014, February 22). In Wikipedia, The Free Encyclopedia. Retrieved 21:13, March 10, 2014, from http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Given_name&oldid=596679057

  25. Bibliography Hebrew language. (2014, March 9). In Wikipedia, The Free Encyclopedia. Retrieved 13:55, March 10, 2014, from http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Hebrew_language&oldid=598809710 History of ancient Israel and Judah. (2014, March 2). In Wikipedia, The Free Encyclopedia. Retrieved 13:50, March 10, 2014, fromhttp://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=History_of_ancient_Israel_and_Judah&oldid=597862288 Latin. (2014, March 10). In Wikipedia, The Free Encyclopedia. Retrieved 14:08, March 10, 2014, from http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Latin&oldid=598925944

  26. Bibliography Roman Empire. (2014, March 9). In Wikipedia, The Free Encyclopedia. Retrieved 13:59, March 10, 2014, from http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Roman_Empire&oldid=598894793 Spanish colonization of the Americas. (2014, March 7). In Wikipedia, The Free Encyclopedia. Retrieved 15:40, March 10, 2014, fromhttp://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Spanish_colonization_of_the_Americas&oldid=598483103 Spread of Islam. (2014, March 3). In Wikipedia, The Free Encyclopedia. Retrieved 14:27, March 10, 2014, from http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Spread_of_Islam&oldid=597924295

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