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( , Sun 1 Apr 2001, 1:00)
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( , Sun 1 Apr 2001, 1:00)
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*something*'s son names are Norse in origin
and are more commonly found in the north east and Scotchland, accordingly.
Hope this helps.
( , Fri 13 Apr 2012, 11:24, 2 replies, latest was 12 years ago)
and are more commonly found in the north east and Scotchland, accordingly.
Hope this helps.
( , Fri 13 Apr 2012, 11:24, 2 replies, latest was 12 years ago)
ACTUALLY
they're also a strong tradition in the Saxon line. *something's*son is a theme you see in cultures with a strong oral history tradition. You see Thomsons and so on down South as much as you do in the North. Gaelic also has a "son of" prefix to a lot of names.
Just mean that the English versions don't tend to have a societal root. There's no tribal structure in the same way as the Gaelic versions.
Hope this helps. Also, you suck.
( , Fri 13 Apr 2012, 11:30, Reply)
they're also a strong tradition in the Saxon line. *something's*son is a theme you see in cultures with a strong oral history tradition. You see Thomsons and so on down South as much as you do in the North. Gaelic also has a "son of" prefix to a lot of names.
Just mean that the English versions don't tend to have a societal root. There's no tribal structure in the same way as the Gaelic versions.
Hope this helps. Also, you suck.
( , Fri 13 Apr 2012, 11:30, Reply)
I'm bookmarking this subthread so I never forget this epic conversation.
( , Fri 13 Apr 2012, 11:31, Reply)
( , Fri 13 Apr 2012, 11:31, Reply)
Mostly the same thing, then.
My point was that they're tribal identifiers, as opposed to English names, which aren't.
( , Fri 13 Apr 2012, 11:44, Reply)
My point was that they're tribal identifiers, as opposed to English names, which aren't.
( , Fri 13 Apr 2012, 11:44, Reply)
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