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# Names 1972 — papers

The works of Names published in 1972 that our library holds (publisher: University Library System, University of Pittsburgh): 2 works, listed below with the most cited first; each has a page with our summary, its key points and its references.

[**27** works that year](#all) · [**2** works in our library](https://md.research.elamur.ai/free/en/venues/names/1972/#works) · [**5** citations of these works](https://md.research.elamur.ai/free/en/venues/names/1972/#works)

## Most cited papers

By their OpenAlex citations; a paper with our summary links to its page here, the others to the original.

1. **[Naming in Sesotho: Its Sociocultural and Linguistic Basis ↗](https://doi.org/10.1179/nam.1972.20.3.171)**Paulus M. Mohome*35 citations*
2. **[The Viking Colonization of England in the light of Place-Names1 ↗](https://doi.org/10.1179/nam.1972.20.1.1)**Assar Janzén*17 citations*
3. **[Seventeenth Century Generic Place-Names: Culture and Process on the Eastern Shore ↗](https://doi.org/10.1179/nam.1972.20.4.231)**Janet H. Gritzner*6 citations*
4. **[Humours Characters and Attributive Names in Shakespeare's Plays ↗](https://doi.org/10.1179/nam.1972.20.3.157)**William Green*5 citations*
5. **[Appropriate Naming in English Literature ↗](https://doi.org/10.1179/nam.1972.20.2.131)**Fred C. Robinson*4 citations*
6. **[Erce and Other Possibly Keltic Elements In the Old English Charm for Unfruitful Land](https://md.research.elamur.ai/free/en/papers/duckert-1972-erce-other-possibly-keltic-elements/)**Audrey R. Duckert*3 citations · our summary*
7. **[Some Indian and Dutch Names Reflecting the Early History of Brooklyn ↗](https://doi.org/10.1179/nam.1972.20.2.106)**Margaret M. Bryant*3 citations*
8. **[De Ijzeren Man (The Iron Man): Rise and Decline of a Dutch Water Name ↗](https://doi.org/10.1179/nam.1972.20.3.166)**Johannes A. Huisman*2 citations*
9. **[Old English gārsecg — an Eke- Name?](https://md.research.elamur.ai/free/en/papers/cassidy-1972-old-english-garsecg-eke-name/)**Frederic G. Cassidy*2 citations · our summary*
10. **[Inyo ↗](https://doi.org/10.1179/nam.1972.20.1.56)**M. S. Beeler*1 citation*

## All works of the year (27)

The most cited first; 2 with our summary link to their page here, the others to the original.

1. **[Naming in Sesotho: Its Sociocultural and Linguistic Basis ↗](https://doi.org/10.1179/nam.1972.20.3.171)**Paulus M. Mohome*35 citations*
2. **[The Viking Colonization of England in the light of Place-Names1 ↗](https://doi.org/10.1179/nam.1972.20.1.1)**Assar Janzén*17 citations*
3. **[Seventeenth Century Generic Place-Names: Culture and Process on the Eastern Shore ↗](https://doi.org/10.1179/nam.1972.20.4.231)**Janet H. Gritzner*6 citations*
4. **[Humours Characters and Attributive Names in Shakespeare's Plays ↗](https://doi.org/10.1179/nam.1972.20.3.157)**William Green*5 citations*
5. **[Appropriate Naming in English Literature ↗](https://doi.org/10.1179/nam.1972.20.2.131)**Fred C. Robinson*4 citations*
6. **[Erce and Other Possibly Keltic Elements In the Old English Charm for Unfruitful Land](https://md.research.elamur.ai/free/en/papers/duckert-1972-erce-other-possibly-keltic-elements/)**Audrey R. Duckert*3 citations · our summary*
7. **[Some Indian and Dutch Names Reflecting the Early History of Brooklyn ↗](https://doi.org/10.1179/nam.1972.20.2.106)**Margaret M. Bryant*3 citations*
8. **[De Ijzeren Man (The Iron Man): Rise and Decline of a Dutch Water Name ↗](https://doi.org/10.1179/nam.1972.20.3.166)**Johannes A. Huisman*2 citations*
9. **[Old English gārsecg — an Eke- Name?](https://md.research.elamur.ai/free/en/papers/cassidy-1972-old-english-garsecg-eke-name/)**Frederic G. Cassidy*2 citations · our summary*
10. **[Inyo ↗](https://doi.org/10.1179/nam.1972.20.1.56)**M. S. Beeler*1 citation*
11. **[Monsterville: A Traditional Place-Name and its Legends ↗](https://doi.org/10.1179/nam.1972.20.3.186)**Ronald L. Baker*1 citation*
12. **[Onomastic Variety in the High Sierra ↗](https://doi.org/10.1179/nam.1972.20.2.73)**Francis Lee Utley*1 citation*
13. **[Orthographic Variations of Ukrainian Surnames in Western Pennsylvania ↗](https://doi.org/10.1179/nam.1972.20.3.193)**Stephen P. Holutiak-Hallick*1 citation*
14. **[Place–Name Literature, United States and Canada 1969–1971 ↗](https://doi.org/10.1179/nam.1972.20.4.240)**Pauline A. Seely, Richard B. Sealock*1 citation*
15. **[Relic Names on the Landscape: The Prairies of Kalamazoo County ↗](https://doi.org/10.1179/nam.1972.20.1.60)**Bernard C. Peters*1 citation*
16. **[The Portuguese Adstratum in North American Place–Names ↗](https://doi.org/10.1179/nam.1972.20.2.111)**Leo Pap*1 citation*
17. **[“Poor Valentin” or “Monsieur Ie Comte“: Variation in Character Designation as Matter for Critical Consideration (in Henry James' The American) ↗](https://doi.org/10.1179/nam.1972.20.1.47)**Joseph M. Backus*1 citation*
18. **[Afro–American, Spanglish, and Something Else: St. Cruzan Naming Patterns ↗](https://doi.org/10.1179/nam.1972.20.4.225)**J. L. Dillard
19. **[American Name Society Membership and Subscription Roster 1972 ↗](https://doi.org/10.1179/nam.1972.20.4.266)**Names: A Journal of Onomastics
20. **[Book Reviews ↗](https://doi.org/10.1179/nam.1972.20.3.207)**Names: A Journal of Onomastics
21. **[Book Reviews ↗](https://doi.org/10.1179/nam.1972.20.2.138)**Names: A Journal of Onomastics
22. **[Book Reviews ↗](https://doi.org/10.1179/nam.1972.20.1.62)**Names: A Journal of Onomastics
23. **[Book Reviews ↗](https://doi.org/10.1179/nam.1972.20.4.287)**Names: A Journal of Onomastics
24. **[Celtic Lenition in English Nicknames ↗](https://doi.org/10.1179/nam.1972.20.2.101)**John P. Hughes
25. **[Note ↗](https://doi.org/10.1179/nam.1972.20.4.297)**Names: A Journal of Onomastics

[See all 27 papers in Names 1972 — papers →](https://md.research.elamur.ai/free/en/venues/names/1972/papers/)

## Works with our summary in our library (2)

The most cited first (OpenAlex citations plus our library's).

1. **[Erce and Other Possibly Keltic Elements In the Old English Charm for Unfruitful Land](https://md.research.elamur.ai/free/en/papers/duckert-1972-erce-other-possibly-keltic-elements/) [Names](https://md.research.elamur.ai/free/en/venues/names/)**Audrey R. Duckert*1972 · 3 citations*
2. **[Old English gārsecg — an Eke- Name?](https://md.research.elamur.ai/free/en/papers/cassidy-1972-old-english-garsecg-eke-name/) [Names](https://md.research.elamur.ai/free/en/venues/names/)**Frederic G. Cassidy*1972 · 2 citations*

## Top topics

Topics of its works in our library, with the number of works on each.

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## Fields

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