Names: and Their Meaning

Why is it called Lloyd's? Why the Green Man? Leopold Wagner traced the origins of everything the Victorians had a name for — countries, tavern signs, flowers, wines, London streets, nicknames and battles — and found a story behind nearly all of them.

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London Streets and Squares: Trinity

Trinity House, 216 Trinity Sunday, 170 Tristan d'Acunha, 56 Trumpeter-bird, 96 Tudor, 90 Tuesday, 60 Tulle, 180 Tulip, 117 Tunis, 42 Turkey, 41, 99 Turkestan, 36 Turquois, 245 Tweed, 179 Twelfth Day, 167 Twelfth Night, 167 Twickenham, 158 Twill, 178 Twin Diamonds, 245 Twopenny, 241 Tyburn, 156 U.

Uisquebaugh, 257 Ultramarine, 146 Umber, 146 "Uncle," 231 Uncle Sam, 93 Unitarians, 70, 75 United Brethren, 69 Unready, The, 87 Upper Berkeley Street, W., 286 Upper Seymour Street, W., 286 Upper Ten, The, 234 Uraguay, 43 Usher, 231 Utilitarianism, 62 Tottenham Court Road, W.C., 284 Valence, 176 Tractarians, 76 Trafalgar, The, 85 Trafalgar Square, W.C., 276 Traitors' Gate, 215 Transvaal, 42 Transylvania, 42 Trappists, 103 Treacle Bible, 126 Trinidad Island, 55 Trinitarians, 75, IOI V.

Valenciennes, 180 Valentine, 172 Valentine's Day, 172 Vanburgh Castle, 221 Vancouver Island, 54 Van Dieman's Land, 52 Vandyke Brown, 148 Vauxhall, 160 Vauxhall Bridge Road, S.W., 297 Vauxhall Gardens, 193 Velvet, 178 Velveteen, 178 Venerable Bede, 130 Venetian Red, 146 Venezuela, 44 Vere Street, W., 285 Vermont, 47 Verulam Buildings, 271 Victoria, 138 Victoria, The, 86 Victoria Regia, 119 Victoria Street, S.W., 297 Vignette, 185 Vigo Street, W., 281 Viking, 57 Villiers Street, W.C., 275 Vinegar Bible, 124 Vinegar Yard, E.C., 290 Vine Street, W., 281 Vine Street, S.W., 299 Virginia, 46 Virginia Bible, 125 Voltaire, 181 Volume, 106 W.

Wagtail, 97 Walbrook, E.C., 263 Walcheren, 39 Waldenses, 68 Wales, 39 Walham Green, 159 Wallachia, 39 Wallflower, 117 Walloon, 39 Waltz, 143 Walworth, 160 Wandsworth, 160 Wardour Street, W., 282 Wars of the Roses, 79 Warwick, 136 Warwick Gardens, W., 295 Warwick Lane, E.C., 261 Warwick Road, W., 295 Warwick, the King Maker, 247 Water Lane, E.C., 260 Waterloo, The, 85 Waterloo Bridge, 274 Waterlow Park, 222 Index.

Water Poet, The, 131 Watling Street, E.C., 263 Weaver-bird, 98 Wednesday, 60 Weeping Philosopher, The, 196 Welbeck Street, W., 284 Wellington, The, 85 Wellington Street, W.C., 274 Wells Street, W., 283 Welsher, 238 Wesleyan Methodists, 75 Wesleyans, 75 Wessex, 10, 1,34 Westbourne Park, 157 West Indies, 35 Westminster, 192, 212 Westminster Abbey, 101, 212 Westmoreland, 133 Westwood, 161 Weymouth Street, W., 294 Wheelwright, 230 Whig, 109 Whigamore Raid, 109 Whig Bible, 124 Whip-poor-Will, 96 Whisky, 257 White Boys, III Whitechapel, 151 White Conduit House, 191 White Conduit Tavern, 192 Whitecross Street, E.C., 268 White Friars, IOI Whitefriars Street, E.C., 260 Whitehall, 220 White Hart, The, 79 White Hart Street, W. C., 272 White Lion, The, 79 White Quakers, 71 White Queen, The, 89 White Sea, 49 White Sunday, 165 White Swan, The, 79 White Swan and Antelope, The, 9 White Tower, 215 Whit Sunday, 165 Whitsuntide, 165 Whittington Stone, The, 190 Wicked Bible, 124 Widow, 228 Widow-bird, 98 Wife, 228 Wigmore Street, W., 284 William Rufus, 88 William Street, N.W., 287 William the Conqueror, 88 William the Lion, 88 Index.

Wryneck, 99 Wych Street, W.C., 273 Wyndham Place, W., 286 Wyndham Street, W., 286 X.

X Ale, 242 XX Ale, 242 Y.

Willis's Rooms, 225 Will Scarlet, 197 Wilton, 135 Wiltshire, 135 Wimbledon, 159 Wimpole Street, W., 285 Winchester House, 268 Winchester Yard, S.E., 300 Windmill Street, W., 282 Windmill Street, E.C., 291 Wine, 129 Wine Office Court, E.C., 259 Winnipeg, Lake, 48 Wisconsin, 47 Witanagemotes, 165 Wizard of the North, The, 131 Woodbine, 117 Woodcock, 99 Wood Green, 153 Woodpecker, 99 Wood's Halfpence, 255 Wood Street, E.C., 262 Woolwich, 161 Worcestershire, 133 World's End, The, 191 Wormwood Street, E.C., 267 Worsted, 176 Yankee, 93 Yankee Jonathan, 207 Yellow Book, 106 Yellow Sea, 49 Yendys, 181 York, 133 York and Albany, The, 190 York House, 220 York Road, N., 288 Yorkshire, 133 Yorkshire Stingo, 242 Yorkshire Stingo, The, 84 York Street, S.W., 297 York Street, W.C., 274 Yutacan, 44 Zadkiel, 181 Zanzibar, 42 Z.

Zealand, New, 52 Zeeland, 52 Zoroastrianism, 64 Zululand, 42 Zuyder Zee, 51

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