Varieties and Synonymes of Surnames and Christian Names in Ireland

Robert E. Matheson

Varieties and Synonymes of Surnames and Christian Names in Ireland

1901

Contents

For the Guidance of Registration Officers and the Public in searching the Indexes of Births, Deaths, and Marriages.

Overview and tips

Chapter I.—Introductory Remarks

Chapter II.—Surnames

Orthographical changes

Initial letters following prefixes

Initial letters

Second and third letters

Intermediate letters

Contraction or abbreviation of names

Spelling according to usual pronunciation

Older forms of names

Local variations in spelling and form

Variations in spelling at pleasure

Changes owing to illiteracy and other causes

Chapter III.—Surnames

Use of different surnames interchangeably

English and Irish names

Other names used interchangeably

Irregular use of maiden surnames

Chapter IV.—Christian names

Names applied to both sexes

Abbreviations applicable to both sexes

Abbreviations materially differing from the original name

Different names used interchangeably

Irish equivalents for English names

Cases of incorrect spelling

Peculiar names found in the Indexes

Memorandum explanatory of Alphabetical List

Alphabetical List of Surnames, with their varieties and synonymes

Key to Reference numbers in Alphabetical List

Index to Alphabetical List

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