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The Society for Name Studies in Britain and Ireland

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The Society for Name Studies in Britain and Ireland. Follow us for updates on events, publications and other name-related news. https://www.snsbi.org.uk/index.html

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The Society for Name Studies in Britain and Ireland@snsbi.bsky.social · 3mo ago

👀 Take a look at our new website: www.snsbi.org.uk This is your place to begin discovering more! @namestudies.bsky.social, @englishplacenames.bsky.social, @logainm.bsky.social, @placenamesni.bsky.social, @placenames.bsky.social, @ainmean-aite.bsky.social

Society for Name Studies in Britain & Ireland - SNSBI

Explore name studies with SNSBI, connecting researchers and enthusiasts across Britain and Ireland through research, publications and events.

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The Society for Name Studies in Britain and Ireland@snsbi.bsky.social · 4mo ago

Today's name story is 'Tūn: From rustic fence to urban sprawl'. It is written by Nigel Suffield-Jones and Diana Whaley. For more information, see www.snsbi.org.uk/exploring-na...

Tūn: From rustic fence to urban sprawl - SNSBI

This story explores the ways in which Old English tūn was used in place-names and traces how tūn developed from a word meaning 'enclosure' or 'fence' to become the most commonly used element in Englis...

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The Society for Name Studies in Britain and Ireland@snsbi.bsky.social · 4mo ago

Place-names are not always what they seem! This seasonal name story 'A tale of three Easters' provides a salutary reminder of that. It traces the contrasting origins of three apparently similar names from Scotland, England and Polynesia. www.snsbi.org.uk/exploring-na...

A tale of three Easters - SNSBI

Place-names are not always what they seem! This tale of three place-names containing 'Easter' – from Scotland, England and Polynesia – shows how different and surprising the origins of apparently simi...

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@surreymedieval.bsky.social · 5mo ago

It’s happening again. I’m back talking place-names + archaeology at the @snsbi.bsky.social Spring Conference at the end of March. Wild all the things I’ll cover in 20 minutes. Cooking it down to the tastiest examples of how disciplinary divides might be spanned. Ideal fare for a Saturday 9.30am slot

Detail from a presentation slide with the title ‘A long overdue catch-up? Recent work in archaeology and history concerning the fifth and sixth centuries in lowland Britain and its implications for English place-name studies’ plus the speaker’s name and date, 28 March 2026, when the presentation will be given. Black text on a plain white background. A pile of four books about the late Roman to early medieval period in Britain Scale plan of the excavated series of settlements and cemeteries, dating from the 5th to 7th centuries, at Mucking in Essex. Different dates phases of settlement are denoted by dashed lines, and the cemeteries by dense grey hatching. From Helena Hamerow’s book Rural Settlements & Society in Anglo-Saxon England. The three hardcover printed volumes of the excavation report for the three early medieval cemeteries excavated at RAF Lakenheath in Suffolk. The book covers are a dark blue with white writing and also feature images of gold coloured artefacts.
The Society for Name Studies in Britain and Ireland@snsbi.bsky.social · 5mo ago

Many place-names are deceptive, so it’s not surprising that many people have assumed that the striking place-name Pity Me can’t really be what it seems. What is it, though? Today's name story is written by Emeritus Professor Diana Whaley of @newcastleuni.bsky.social. www.snsbi.org.uk/exploring-na...

Pity Me – really? - SNSBI

Many place-names are deceptive, so it's not surprising that many people have assumed that the striking name Pity Me (best known from County Durham, but found more widely) can't really be what it seems...

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The Society for Name Studies in Britain and Ireland@snsbi.bsky.social · 6mo ago

Today we continue the name story of Hamilton. In Part 3: Where do we find Hamiltons today? we discover that surnames are not only about lineage and inheritance, they are about journeys. Find out about migration and the productivity of the name here: www.snsbi.org.uk/exploring-na...

Hamilton part 3: Where do we find Hamiltons today? - SNSBI

Where did the family name Hamilton originate, and where in the world did it get to? We finish our exploration of the story of Hamilton by looking into where we find Hamiltons today.

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The Society for Name Studies in Britain and Ireland@snsbi.bsky.social · 7mo ago

This name story continues the story of Hamilton. In part 2, we consider the spread of the family name as it was carried far from its place of origin. It is written by Professor Peter McClure, Honorary Professor (Name-Studies) @uniofnottingham.bsky.social www.snsbi.org.uk/exploring-na...

Hamilton part 2: the spread of the family name - SNSBI

This story continues the story of Hamilton. In part 2, we consider the spread of the family name as it was carried by the tides of history far from its place of origin?

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The Society for Name Studies in Britain and Ireland@snsbi.bsky.social · 7mo ago

Our next name story explores the origin of the Hamilton family name, and is written by Peter McClure, Honorary Professor (Name Studies) at the University of Nottingham. Have a look! 👀 www.snsbi.org.uk/exploring-na...

Hamilton part 1: the origin of the family name - SNSBI

Scottish and Irish families including a line of dukes, over 200,000 Americans, towns in Scotland, Canada, Australia and New Zealand, a football club, a racing driver, a musical – all these Hamiltons a...

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The Society for Name Studies in Britain and Ireland@snsbi.bsky.social · 8mo ago

Take a look at the second part of our Mills and Boon story www.snsbi.org.uk/exploring-na.... Both stories show changes in status and mobility. @namestudies.bsky.social, @englishplacenames.bsky.social, @logainm.bsky.social, @placenames.bsky.social, @placenamesni.bsky.social, @ainmean-aite.bsky.social

Mills & Boon part 2: Boon - SNSBI

Part 2 of the Mills & Boon story explores the origins of the family name Boon.

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The Society for Name Studies in Britain and Ireland@snsbi.bsky.social · 9mo ago

Today's name story is: Carpets of Wild Garlic, Creamhchoill and other aromatic place-names in Ireland, written by Conchubhar Ó Crualaoich & Aindí Mac Giolla Chomhghaill. Additional text referring to wild garlic beyond Ireland is written by Diana Whaley. www.snsbi.org.uk/exploring-na...

Creamhchoill and other aromatic place-names in Ireland - SNSBI

Creamh or wild garlic abounds in damp woodlands – and in the place-names of Ireland as well as parts of Britain.

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The Society for Name Studies in Britain and Ireland@snsbi.bsky.social · 9mo ago

Our next name story is the surname Fox and is written by Peter McClure, Honorary Professor (Name Studies) at the University of Nottingham. www.snsbi.org.uk/exploring-na... @namestudies.bsky.social @englishplacenames.bsky.social @logainm.bsky.social @placenames.bsky.social @ainmean-aite.bsky.social

Fox - SNSBI

What might link the family names Fox, Gough, Todd and Redknap? If you're foxed, you should probably read this family name story...

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The Society for Name Studies in Britain and Ireland@snsbi.bsky.social · 10mo ago

Our next name story comes from Glasgow, Scotland, and is written by Dr Alasdair Whyte, Lecturer in Celtic Onomastics at the University of Glasgow. www.snsbi.org.uk/exploring-na... @namestudies.bsky.social @ainmean-aite.bsky.social

Glaschu ~ Glasgow and Gart nan Gad ~ Garngad - SNSBI

This story looks at some Glasgow place-names which tell us about the natural environment through a language which was the mother tongue of the area’s communities for several centuries: Gaelic.

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The Society for Name Studies in Britain and Ireland@snsbi.bsky.social · 11mo ago

Our next family name story is 'Hitchcock: a southern English family name' and is written by Peter McClure, Honorary Professor (Name Studies) at the University of Nottingham. @namestudies.bsky.social www.snsbi.org.uk/exploring-na... www.nottingham.ac.uk/english/peop...

Hitchcock - SNSBI

This name story traces the history of the family name Hitchcock, best known today as the name of the film director Alfred Hitchcock.

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The Society for Name Studies in Britain and Ireland@snsbi.bsky.social · last yr.

Our next name story explores the archaeology of the place-name 'York', written by Diana Whaley, Emeritus Professor of Early Medieval Studies @newcastleuni.bsky.social. Explore the name's development reflected in the people/languages + layers of influence shown in buildings/archaeology.

York — the archaeology of a place-name - SNSBI

The place-name York, like the city itself, has a fascinating history reflecting the influence of many different peoples

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The Society for Name Studies in Britain and Ireland@snsbi.bsky.social · last yr.

The SNSBI is now on LinkedIn! 👋 Give us a follow for content on names, place-names and events! www.linkedin.com/feed/update/...

Discover routes into names and name studies with the Society for Name Studies in Britain and Ireland! | Society for Name Studies in Britain and Ireland

Discover routes into names and name studies with the Society for Name Studies in Britain and Ireland! Our new SNSBI website contains lots of material on place-names and surnames, with name-stories foc...

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