Room, Adrian

"First published in 1997, the work in this new edition contains over 7,000 entries, including 1,000 new placenames from previously under-represented areas such as China and Japan. Entries cover natural features as well as manmade entities. Each entry includes the name of the feature; a brief description and its geographical location; and the origin of the name"--Provided by publisher.

Contains 1200 entries, detailing the origins of the names in the legends and literature of ancient Greece and Rome.

An alphabetically arranged collection of entries on the language and events that shaped pop culture in the English-speaking world during the twentieth century, including words, phrases, slogans, names, nicknames, events, and titles of songs, books, films, and television shows.

Spine title: Brewer's names. Over 8,000 entries reveal the origins of names including personal, place, and trade.

Comprehensive reference to the origins of nearly 1,200 words used in the English language.