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1、 By Aniee，Amy，Jeri，CocouAbout author uAbout the text ulittle knowledge George Rippey StewartGeorge Rippey StewartMay 31, 1895 August 22, 1980He was an American historian, novelist, and a professor of English at the University of California, Berkeley(伯克利). His 1959 bookPicketts Charge, a detailed his

2、tory of the final attack at Gettysburg (葛底斯堡), was called essential for an understanding of the Battle of Gettysburg.1 His 1949post-apocalyptic后启示录 novelEarth Abides创作的科幻小说地球忍受 won the first International Fantasy Award in 1951. The purpose of doing the The purpose of doing the research (research (Pa

3、ra 1-2)Tradition of naming habits in Tradition of naming habits in the US (the US (Para 3) 3)4 groups influencing family 4 groups influencing family names (names (Para 4-11) 4-11)Change of given names(Change of given names(Para12-20)12-20)lIn an anthropological account of any tribe, the manner of it

4、s giving of personal names is important. lNames are a part of language and represent a highly specialized part. (In particular, it has developed later.)1.inherit the English tradition (although this differs little from that of Europe in general) Three points :2.established during the Middle Ages 3.a

5、 personal name was dual, consisting of a given and a family nameType one ： Early settlers Since from the beginning the immigrants bore family names and since those names were already hereditary, the early colonists merely kept the names that they already had.Type two ： Native Indiansusually bore wit

6、h a single name(although this was often long and detailed in description) Changed:1, If an Indian was converted, he might take a Christian name, and then bear his old one as a family name. 2,many Indians simply adopted ordinary American family names. 3,In later times, many of their native names were

7、 translated Type two ： Native Indians说话的乌鸦”（Talking-Crow） 受洗“约翰” 约翰托金克劳（John Talking Crow）。 Unfortunately these colorful Indian names seem, on Unfortunately these colorful Indian names seem, on the whole, to be dying out. (the whole, to be dying out. (独具特色的印第安名正在消独具特色的印第安名正在消失失) )Type three：NegroesW

8、hile they remained slaves : a given name, a nickname, a given name with some distinction, such as Old Joe, or Big Jack“After freedom : like other peopleSuch as” Johnson (the commonest) ,Brown, Smith, and Jones.”Type four ：Later immigrantsthe frequent shortening of long foreign names has produced new

9、 names which presumably never existed in the old countries.人们经常把很长的外国姓缩短，变成在原来的国家可能从来没有过的姓。卡劳格洛普洛斯（卡劳格洛普洛斯（Calogropoulos） 卡劳亚（卡劳亚（Caloyer），），卡利亚果斯基（卡利亚果斯基（Kalliokowski） 卡利奥（卡利奥（Kallio） commonly a parent, chooses a particular name for each child. Usually this name is a traditional one, but sometimes

10、it may be made up Time: begin with Raleighs colony of 1587 1587年罗利开创的殖民地 John (23), Thomas (15), William (10) , Henry (7), Richard (7), George (3), and Robert (3) lanes (3) Elizabeth (2)约翰 托马斯 威廉姆 亨利 理查德 乔治 罗伯特 珍妮 伊丽莎白 Source : Both John and Thomas are eventually Hebrew, 希伯来语 from the Bible. Discipl

11、e 信徒 Source : the Puritan colonies of New England. 清教殖民地 from the Bible. from the Bible. Samuel，Mary, Elizabeth, Sarah , Hannah , Abigail , Rebecca , Ruth, Lydia , Anna , and MarthaMeaningful 梅茜 （Mercy，仁慈）萨克弗笛萨尔荷蒲 格雷丝 像格雷丝（优雅）这样的名， 用的是精神和神学的意义，而不是体态的意义（Thankful，感恩），（Desire，渴望），（Hope，希望），（Grace，优雅）Do

12、 you think that the name “Dwight M White” is strange?Let me tell youGiven name 中间名，自取名首字母大写原来是markFamily nameEva: 来源于希伯来文的名字，是eve（夏娃）的变体。含义是生命。对大部分人来说，她是个优雅魅力的女子，也是个有主见，性情直率坦诚的人。 Jeri :n. (Jeri)n. (Jeri)人名；人名；大部份的人认为Jerry是高挑，友善，好玩性格极佳的人。有的人则认为Jerry是个喜欢带著金链子的大块头！ Coco：椰子树；椰子椰子树；椰子=coconut.=coconut.可可

13、豆 应该是由于椰果的甜美的原因才转化成了可可这个比较可爱的女英文名。 Aniee :Aimee 亦作Amy Amy:艾咪 来源于拉丁文，含义是：被深爱着的人,钟爱的 这个名字的变形有Ami，Amie, Amiee. Abby :艾比，艾贝这个名字来源于希伯来语，它的含义是“父亲的喜悦，欢乐之父”。在人们的心中拥有这么名字的一般是位身材娇小、容貌可爱的女人，她文静端庄，个性甜美，令人喜爱。 Ada : 爱达这一名字来源于古英语，Ada 是Adelaide的简写形式，含有“高贵”、快乐 的意思。一般认为Ada是保守、乐于勤奋工作的女性。 Ann:安这个名字来源于希伯来文，有“优雅”的意思，是Han

14、nah 的英文形式。Ann 这个名字让人想到平凡的中产阶级女子，她善良、踏实、勤勉、本性纯良。 以职业为姓Example：古代的Smith（史密斯）是当地居民制作或修理农具、钉换马蹄铁的铁匠，这在当时是一种很普通的工作，于是Smith就成了做这一行的人家的姓氏。在父亲的名字上加表示血缘的前缀或词尾作为姓氏Example： 爱尔兰人用名字前面加“O”的方法表示血缘关系；直接借用教名，如Clinton用描述个人容貌、特点的词为姓Example：Brown 布朗 褐色 Grey 格雷 灰发以居住地或反映地名、地貌、环境特征的词为姓 Example：London 伦敦 Brook 溪流由双姓合并而来E

15、xample： Burne-Jones总的来说，英语中取名方法大致有以下7种：1采用圣经、古希腊罗马神话中的人物名。2借用表示动植物名称、颜色、职业、性格、外貌特征及地域特征等的词语。例如 Rose 玫瑰 Lily百合3采用父母亲或祖辈的名字。4采用历史名人的名字5采用文学名著中的人物名。6采用当代流行人物的名字。7采用著名品牌为名。例如 Adidas 阿迪达斯 girls boysEmily 艾米莉 Jessica 杰西卡Hannah 汉娜 Taylor 泰勒Madison 麦迪逊 Jacob 雅各布Samantha 萨曼莎 Michael 迈克尔Ashley 阿什利 Joshua 乔舒亚Sarah 莎拉 Matthew 马修Eliz