Names In The English-Speaking Countries (0)

Names In The English -Speaking Countries
Naming children has always been important to families and authorities. A long time ago, when people lived in small communities, only one name was given to a baby. As the population increased, there were too many people living in the same place and having the same name. Between the twelfth and sixteenth centuries, depending on the part of Britain , families began to add an extra name to baby’s first name. Many surnames were given after a person ’s father or mother . In the Middle Ages the name of a newborn baby was not said out before christening. It was a widespread belief that witches and fairies used the names of their future victims in their spells. In some parts of Britain people used to call each other by nicknames in order to avoid the sound of their real names reaching the ears of cruel fairies. I think it’s pretty weird to call each other by nicknames because of cruel faries.