CommonEnglishNameCourseware目录•TheOriginofEnglishNames•ThemeaningofEnglishnames•ClassificationofEnglishname•ThepopularityofEnglishname•TheselectioncriteriaforEng•TheusagescenariosofEnglish01TheOriginofEnglishNamesManyEnglishnamescanbetracedbacktotheProtoIndoEuropeanlanguage,whichistheancestorofseveralIndoEuropeanlanguagesincludingEnglishProtoIndoEuropeanRootsAncientGreekandRomanMythologyandlegendhaveinfluencedthenamingofmanyEnglishnamesForexample,nameslikeZeus,Apollo,andArtemisarederivedfromGreekmythologyMythologyandLegendIncidentOriginChristianNamingPatternsDuringthemedicalperiod,ChristianNamingpatternswerepopularinEnglandNameslikeWilliam,Catherine,andElizabethbecausecommonNormanInfluenceAftertheNormanConquestofEnglandin1066,NormanFrenchnamesbecamefashionableNameslikeRobert,Richard,andMargaretwereintroducedMedicalOriginsVictorianNamingTrendsDuringtheVictorianera,therewasatrendtowardslonger,moredecorativenamesNameslikeVictoria,Alexander,andIsabellabecausefashionisavailableAmericanInfluenceAftertheAmericanRevolutionaryWar,manyAmericannamesbecausepopularinEnglandNameslikeGeorgeWashington,BenjaminFranklin,andAbrahamLincolnwerehighlyrespectedandadaptedbymanyEnglishparentsModernOrigin02ThemeaningofEnglishnamesDerivedfromtheOldEnglishword'Smith'means'blacksmith','Smith'isacommonEnglishsurnameDerivedfromtheOldEnglishword'genes'meaning'family','Johnson'isacommonEnglishsurnameThemeaningofanamethatdescribesthefamilyororiginJohnsonSmithThemeaningofanamethatdescribesaperson'scharacteristicsorachievementsWilliamDerivedfromtheOldGermanname'willhelp'meaning'determined','William'isacommonEnglishnameElizabethDerivedfromtheHebrewname'Elizabeth'meaning'Godismyroad','Elizabeth'isacommonEnglishnameThefamilyname'Smith'isacommonEnglishsurnamethatcanbetracedbacktotheOldEnglishword'Smith'meaning'blacksmith'ThenamesuggestsaconnectiontotheblacksmithtradeandisoftenassociatedwithstrengthandskillThefamilyname'Johnson'isacommonEnglishsurnamethatcanbetracedbacktotheOldEnglishword'genes'meaning'family'ThenamesuggestsaconnectiontoalargerfamilyunitandisoftenassociatedwithstabilityandconditionDescribethemeaningofafamilyname03ClassificationofEnglishnameSamueloriginatedfromHebrew,meaning"nameofGod",generallyusedbyChristianchildrenoriginatedfromHebrew,meaning"whoislikeGod",oftenusedbyChristianandJewishchildrenoriginatedfromHebrew,meaning"Jacob",averypopularnameinChristianandMuslimfamiliesoriginatedfromGermany,meaning"strongprotection",averypopularnameinChristianandMuslimfamiliesoriginatedfromGermany,meaning"brightreputation",oftenusedbyChristianandJewishchildrenMichaelWilliamRobertJamesCommonmaleEnglishnamesCommonEnglishnamesforwomenSophiaoriginatedfromGreek,meaning"wisdom",generallyusedbyChristianfamiliesOliviaoriginatedfromLatin,meaning"dead",generallyusedbyChristianfamiliesEmilyoriginatedfromLatin,meaning"diligent,hardworking",generallyusedbyChristianfamiliesIsabellaoriginatedfromSpanish,meaning"packedtoGod",generallyusedbyChristianfamiliesAvaoriginatedfromLatin,meaning"life",generallyusedbyChristianfamiliesoriginatedfromLatin,meaning"smallelmtree",generallyusedbyChristianfamiliesEvelynoriginatedfromLatin,meaning"elfin",generallyusedbyChristianfamiliesElvaRareEnglishnames04ThepopularityofEnglishnameFrequentlyusedEnglishnamesTomAsacommonEnglishname,TomisoftenusedformalesItisderivedfromthenicknamefor...
