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This category is for masculine given names from England (natively, or by historical modification of Biblical, etc., names). See also Category:English-language masculine given names , for all those commonly used in the modern English language , regardless of origin.
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M. Robert Markland; Sarah Churchill, Duchess of Marlborough; Richard Marshe; Nicholas Marston; Richard Martin (Lord Mayor of London) Roger Martin (recusant)
L. René-Robert Cavelier, Sieur de La Salle; Charles Louis Bretagne de La Trémoille, 6th Duke of Thouars; Henri de La Trémoille, 3rd Duke of Thouars
A Elisabeth Abegg (1882–1974), German educator who rescued Jews during the Holocaust Damon Albarn (b. 1968), English musician, singer-songwriter and record producer Harry Albright (living), Swiss-born Canadian former editor of The Friend, Communications Consultant for FWCC Thomas Aldham (c. 1616–1660), English Quaker instrumental in setting up the first meeting in the Doncaster area Horace ...
Dutch family names were not required until 1811 when emperor Napoleon annexed the Netherlands; [1] prior to 1811, the use of patronymics was much more common. In Dutch linguistics , many names use certain qualifying words (prepositions) which are positioned between a person's given name and their surname .
English names are personal names used in, or originating in, England. In England, as elsewhere in the English-speaking world , a complete name usually consists of one or more given names , commonly referred to as first names, and a (most commonly patrilineal , rarely matrilineal ) family name or surname , also referred to as a last name.
Women had limited legal rights in Puritan society. They could not enter into legal contracts independently or own property in their own name. In legal matters, women were represented by their husbands or other male relatives. However, widows did have some legal rights and could inherit property from their deceased husbands.