Western Michigan University ScholarWorks at WMU Master's Theses Graduate College 6-2014 The Social and Cultural Meanings of Names in Late Antique Italy, 313-604 Eric Ware Follow this and additional works at: https://scholarworks.wmich.edu/masters_theses Part of the European History Commons, Italian Language and Literature Commons, and the Medieval Studies Commons Recommended Citation Ware, Eric, "The Social and Cultural Meanings of Names in Late Antique Italy, 313-604" (2014). Master's Theses. 510. https://scholarworks.wmich.edu/masters_theses/510 This Masters Thesis-Open Access is brought to you for free and open access by the Graduate College at ScholarWorks at WMU. It has been accepted for inclusion in Master's Theses by an authorized administrator of ScholarWorks at WMU. For more information, please contact
[email protected]. THE SOCIAL AND CULTURAL MEANINGS OF NAMES IN LATE ANTIQUE ITALY, 313-604 by Eric Ware A thesis submitted to the Graduate College in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the degree of Master of Arts History Western Michigan University June 2014 Thesis Committee: Dr. Luigi Andrea Berto, Ph.D., Chair Dr. Robert F. Berkhofer, III, Ph.D. Dr. E. Rozanne Elder, Ph.D. Dr. Anise K. Strong, Ph.D. THE SOCIAL AND CULTURAL MEANINGS OF NAMES IN LATE ANTIQUE ITALY, 313-604 Eric Ware, M.A. Western Michigan University, 2014 This thesis examines many uses of names in Italian culture and society between the years 313 and 604. Through an anthroponymic study of names in Late Antique Italy, I explore the relationships between names and religion, social groups, gender, and language.