Beautiful English names are not for us something quite strange and unknown.The rich literary heritage of English poets and writers are studying a large number of people.English names are very beautiful sound and can form a diminutive form.But it is, perhaps, and all similarities with familiar to us Slavonic names.
popular English names are mainly represented by old national or zaimstvovannyminovymi.From the old Anglo-Saxon formation to have survived quite a few names, for example, Edward and Mildred.According to estimates they account for only 8% of all existing today.This is the situation after the country was conquered by the Normans.While on English soil became popular male names such as William, Robert and Richard.
Beautiful English names from the Bible
With the spread of Christianity in England noble family began to call their children in honor of the holy Bible.Later tradition to name their children on the calendar appeared and commoners.Many names circulated among the people, have undergone some changes.For example, just three English name derived from a single Hebrew Joan - Joan, Jane and Gene.
Puritans, followers of a religious movement, opposes itself to the church, coined such beautiful English names like Sharon, Benjamin and Deborah.Very often invented their options were pretty ridiculous, and few of them have survived to the present day.
impossible not to recall the contribution of writers in the history of English names.Writers made popular many existing names and the fruits of their creative imagination.
Provenance
The origin and history of names is studying a separate science.As particles of the researchers collected information to find out more.For example, in England, in a family of nobles it was very entertaining tradition, a child at baptism gave just two traditional name, and one of them became his name.A little confusing, but the British are accustomed to.
Generally, parents have no limits in the number of names given the child officially.Typically, there were two or three, but sometimes the amount of revenue and up to ten.Of course, all the names nobody used, but still tried to remember all the relatives and celebrities.
Since the 16th century, the British became Protestants, and if to this beautiful English names were taken from the Christmas holidays, the new religion was the cause of the emergence of new traditions.Many names have been taken from the Old Testament or the New Testament.
But there were also people who wanted to somehow stand out, and they came up with such a rare English names, like Charity, Mercy, and others.There were also funny stories when taken from the covenants are not just names, but the whole line.
Later, when religion is relegated to the background, began to reopen old names - Daisy April, Amber.In a fashion includes Italian and French names.Sometimes, reading the English press, it can be concluded that a person may be called here committed any word.Take, for example, a family of Beckham, who named one of his sons Brooklyn, and his daughter - Harper Seven.
