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ADDITIONAL NOTES TO THE PAPER ON' SURNAMES. 

 By EEV. a. RAMSEY, M.A. 



The introduction into the text of mattei' originally intended for foot 

 notes — a change effected for pecuniary considerations — although skil- 

 fully managed by the Editor, has unavoidably given, occasionally, an 

 involved appearance to the style. The author appends the following 

 notes in addition to those already given : — 



Page 'Hi, line 38. Moses. Josephus's interpretation of this word is ef iiSaros 

 (TioBeis. Pott, however (see Pott's Personen, pp.18, 21,27), renders it, "The 

 Drawer out" or " Saviour," and according to him, Darius or Darab has, in the 

 Persian language, precisely the same meaning. 



Page 29, Une 1. On this tendency of the English to abbreviation, Addison has 

 a very instructive paper in The Spectator (No. 135). He instances the fact, that 

 whilst the Italians lengthen the name Nicholas into Nicolini, we shorten it 

 into Nick. A better instance may be found in the name Jacob, which we cur- 

 tail into James, and the Italians elongate into lachimo [Giacomo — Ed.] 



Page 31, line 13. I am aware that there are those who consider that both the 

 Saxon " ing," and the Russian " vich " and " oflV to be mere adjectival tennina- 

 tions, and assert that " Petr Alexandrovich" and "Anna Alexandrowna," are 

 but abbreviations of " Petr suin Alexandrovich," i.e. "Peter the Alexandrine son," 

 and of " Anna doch Alexandro^^la," i.e. " Anna the Alexandiine daughter." I 

 think, however, the analogies I have adduced are sufficient to disprove this 

 view of the case. 



Page 39, line 32. My readers may consult "Nare's Heraldic Anomalies," vol. i, 

 p. 175, for some curious iufoi-mation and anecdotes relative to names of this 

 class. 



ERRATA. 



Owing to absence on the Continent while this paper was passing 

 through the press, the following errors have crept in : — 



At p. 25, 1. -4 from bottom, for called read call; p. 28, 1. 5, for Ibu read Ibn; 

 1. 10, for Regenes read Theagenes ; 1. 14, fbr Marcopor read Marcipor; and for 

 Lucu rend Luci ; 1. 15, for Marcu read Marci ; p. 29, 1. 30, for Gnogarach read 

 Griogai'ach; 1. 33, for Mc read Nic ; 1. 38, for Seeflng read Scefing; 1. 41, for 

 "o" "ing," " ock," ^' okin," read "ing," " ock," and "kin." At p. 30, 1.24, 

 ior dalter read datter; 1. 33, for PoZf. read Pott; 1.40, for Polt. Etym. Tors. 

 read Pott, Etymologische Forsch. At p. 32, 1. 16, for Tronto read Pronto; 1. 17, 

 for Labrenus read Labienus ; and last line, for Metas read Melas. At p. 33, 1. 1, 

 for Tuscus read Fuscus ; 1. 5, before the Greek word insert comp. ; 1. 6, for 

 Morean, Mosell read. Moreau, Morell; 1. 25, for Ruddcman read Euddimann; 

 p. 36, 1. 2, for Hillier read Hellier; p. 38, 1. 18, for Alten-ash read Atten-ash : 

 1. 19, for Alten-eye read Atten-eye; and at p. 41, 1. 27, for Jason read Juxon. 



