Adrian Room
Adrian Richard West Room was a British toponymist and onomastician known for prolific reference works on the origins of words and place-names. He was a Fellow of the Royal Geographical Society and wrote extensively on language, names, and geography.
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linguistics
onomastics
toponymy
Naming names: Stories of pseudonyms and name changes with a who's who
Place-Name Changes, 1900-1991
A Dictionary of Music Titles: The Origins of the Names and Titles of 3,500 Musical Compositions
Placenames of the World: Origins and Meanings of the Names for 6,600 Countries, Cities, Territories, Natural Features and Historic Sites
The Cassell Dictionary of Word Histories
Dictionary of pseudonyms : 13,000 assumed names and their origins
Tuttle Dictionary of Dedications: Over 1500 Dedications - From Jane Austen to Kurt Vonnegut (Tuttle Reference Library)
Dictionary of Pseudonyms: 11,000 Assumed Names and Their Origins
Nicknames of Places: Origins And Meanings of the Alternate And Secondary Names, Sobriquets, Titles, Epithets And ...
Dictionary of Confusing Words and Meanings
Dictionary of Cryptic Crossword Clues