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Names what are they, what do they mean?
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In this section of our site we will try to explain some of the answers to some of the questions listed above and may be a few more as this is one of my pet topics I am bound to diverse!
What are names for? They simply identify a person, a group or a class. It distinguishes what they are known as or called. This can fall into several categories: The individual [Personal names] The group of individuals [Names which are relevant as to where they lived or did] The property of an individual [Collective names that were given to individuals by their owner, sects, institutions, etc.] The list goes on but they all signify the same thing that the person can be identified, in conversation and in attesting the truth of some statement or event or record Type of name We now know names as first names and last names some known as Christian name and surname. First name
This is a "familiar" name that people were given that was personal to them this would identify them in their group or clan.
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