Source language

Source langauges for British names

This list is based on Reaney and is not at all exhaustive. So it needs bringing up to date.

a. Old English [OE]

b. Old Scandinavian [OS]

c. Old Danish [OD]

d. Celtic-Old Cornish [OC]

e. Celtic-Old Welsh

f. Celtic-Old Breton [OBret]

g. Celtic-Gaelic

h. Old Irish

i. Continental Germanic

j. Old French

k. Old Norman French

l. Old Frisian

m. Old German

n. Romance

o. Greek

p. Latin

q. Hebrew

r. Aramaic

Alan, Brian [not clear what this name refers to. -MS]