四级练习2013.03.01 compound, developed, into, personal

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(1)_______________________.For a long time,people were known only by their personal or given names.The family name came into use gradually as the need arose.The most common way by which given names developed into family names was by combining the word “son” with the name of the parents,to form a compound name:such as Williamson, Robertson, Richardson.Often “son” was shortened to “s” as in Williams, Roberts, Richards.(2)_______________________.Most names in this class explain themselves:such as Smith, Miller, Shepherd and Bishop.

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Everyone young or old feel special interest in their own name when or how it created and change it was on the going through the centuies.
Occupational names are specially in trust think for the first they wer not hesitate but gave to persons mentioned by reason of their respective jobs.