Project Gutenberg 2017-05-03 Public domain in the USA. 1262 Johnson, Trench H. Phrases and Names, Their Origins and Meanings Produced by KD Weeks, Brian Coe and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net (This book was produced from images made available by the HathiTrust Digital Library.) "Phrases and Names, Their Origins and Meanings" by Trench H. Johnson is an encyclopedic reference written in the early 20th century. This work explores the etymology and historical significance of various phrases and place names, providing insights into their origins and meanings. The book is particularly valuable for readers interested in linguistics, cultural history, and the evolution of language in contemporary society. The opening of the text presents Johnson's intent to clarify the origins of numerous everyday terms and proper nouns, highlighting the lack of a similar work at the time. He emphasizes a commitment to plain facts over embellishments, aiming to create a resource that satisfies curiosity about language and history. In this introduction, Johnson addresses the fascination with the meanings behind names, places, and common expressions, suggesting that these terms offer a window into the cultural and historical contexts from which they arise. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 72.4 (7th grade). Fairly easy to read. en English language -- Terms and phrases Names, English -- Dictionaries English language -- Etymology -- Dictionaries PE Text Category: Language & Communication Category: Encyclopedias/Dictionaries/Reference 877272 2025-07-22T03:54:13.428248 text/html 855056 2024-10-23T02:03:18 text/html 518177 2025-07-22T03:54:26.691154 application/epub+zip 529502 2025-07-22T03:54:15.708207 application/epub+zip 396391 2025-07-22T03:54:14.538229 application/epub+zip 802511 2025-07-22T03:54:34.091118 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 694396 2025-07-22T03:54:25.501158 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 561643 2022-09-24T22:21:51.625752 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 738100 2025-07-22T03:54:09.735227 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 718194 2024-10-23T02:03:18 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 16059 2025-07-22T03:54:34.248117 application/rdf+xml 10764 2025-07-22T03:54:14.726177 image/jpeg 1747 2025-07-22T03:54:14.633201 image/jpeg 482381 2025-07-22T03:54:13.490211 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://book.klll.cc/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog