| Event type: | Meeting |
| Date: | 18 February 2026 |
| Time: | 2:00 pm - 4:00 pm |
| Venue: | Cosham Baptist Church |
Mike Cooper - The Joy of "FLOD" - what surnames can and can't tell us
"Onomastics"! That's the proper term for the study of names and naming, within the study of language as a whole (or "linguistics").
This talk will be an enjoyable and thought provoking lay person's introduction to surnames, their nature, history, meanings and significance, using lots of examples from English and some other languages - some of those will be familiar and some will be surprising.