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Every Monday we will post an entry that hasn't yet been published with a view towards harnessing the collective onomastic power of the internet. If you have any thoughts about the name's origin, other variants it might be related to, other examples of its use, etc., please share them in the comments! If you wish…
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Photo by Tato Villanova on Pexels.com Origin: PolishMeaning: "he who wants peace."Gender: masculinePronunciation: VAHL-lee-MEER The name is composed of the Polish words, woleć (to prefer, to want more) & mir (peace). Some Polish linguists have suggested it is a dialectical variation of Wojmir (war & peace). Wolimir was borne by a 13th-century Bishop of Gniezno.…
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Every Monday we will post an entry that hasn't yet been published with a view towards harnessing the collective onomastic power of the internet. If you have any thoughts about the name's origin, other variants it might be related to, other examples of its use, etc., please share them in the comments! If you wish…
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Writing a novel or screenplay set during World War II and looking for the pefect World War II-era names for your hero or heroine? Look no further! We've done the research for you!
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Origin: Polish Meaning: "glorious peace; glorious world." Gender: masculine (SWAH-vo-MEER) The name is composed of the Old Polish elements, sławo (glory, fame, prestige) and mir (peace, serenity, world). It is the reverse form of Mirosław. Its Germanic form of Sclaomir was borne by the brother of Drasco, an Obrodite prince who acted as a vassal…
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Today we’ve got two entries which we’re pretty sure are ultimately one entry. It’s a masculine name with examples found in Poland and the Czech Republic, in Latin and in Middle High German.
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The Congress will be held in Kraków (Poland) from August 23 to August 28, 2020.
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Part 1 here. I just have to tell you all about the driver we had during our trip to Ireland for my sister's wedding, both because I can't recommend his company highly enough -- so if you're ever in Ireland, you *must* hire him! -- and because of the Sancta Nomina connection! First off, because…
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Today we’re looking at a pair of names, because given where they are both found, and the similarity in their sound/spelling, we’re wondering if they aren’t perhaps related.
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Ministerstwo Cyfryzacji sprawdziło, jakie imiona były najpopularniejsze w 2018 roku.
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Nzingha Motisla Masani was given her African name at a naming ceremony in 1974. Many friends and family members disapproved of (or simply didn’t acknowledge) her name change, but some of the …
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Maybe you have Polish heritage and want to give your child a baby name relating to Polish culture. Or maybe you’re simply interested in naming trends around the world.
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Marek is the Slavic form of Mark which is the English form of Marcus, an Ancient Roman name which seems to be derived from Mars, the Roman god of war (the Roman counterpart to the Greek god Ares). Mars is a name of uncertain etymology and meaning though it could possibly be related to Latin mas meaning “male” though it might also…
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Photo by Andrea Piacquadio on Pexels.com Origin: PolishMeaning: "angry peace."Pron: (GNYEH-vo-MEER (ah)) Gniewomir (male) is composed of the Polish words gniew (anger wrath) and mir (peace). Polish linguist, Witold Taszycki (a Polish linguist) claimed that this is one of the oldest Polish names. Gniewomira is its feminine form. Other masculine forms include Gniewomar, Gniewomier, Gniewomierz,…
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Time for another name interview! Today’s interview is with a 23-year-old from northern Poland named Emilia. Notably, her name at birth wasn’t Emilia, but one of the Polish forms of the …
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Today marks the 100th birthday of St. John Paul II! In honor, here is a post I've referred to often in consultations with parents: Patron saints for Caroline and Charlotte (one guess who one of my favorite patrons for girls with those names -- and boys with the masculine variants -- could be! ;) ).…
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A couple of years ago, a mama messaged me asking about the name Lolek -- the nickname St. John Paul II had gone by as a child. She and her hubby had almost decided to use it for their baby-on-the-way, if they had a boy, and just needed a little encouragement, which I was happy…
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Origin: Polish Meaning: "to dispel anger." Gender: masculine (ZBEEK-nyef) The name is composed of the Polish elements, zbyć, zbyć się, pozbyć się (to dispel) and gniew (anger). This has been a common Polish male name since Medieval Times, it was borne by Zbigniew, High Duke of Poland (1102-1107); Polish poet, Zbigniew Herbert (1924-1998); and a…
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Though many Slavic names are formed from the beautiful roots miru (peace, world), milu (dear, gracious), slava (glory), lyuby (love), and tsvet/cvet/cvjet/kvet (flower), there's a rather curious group of names with the root gnyevu/gnev (anger). Almost all of these names are Polish, and, to the best of my knowledge, are rare in modern usage. I suppose they date from an era…
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The International Council of Onomastic Sciences is pleased to invite you to the 27th Congress of Onomastic Sciences, which will take place in Krakow, on August 23rd-28th, 2020.
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Czepczynski's mom, Sara, entered the 8-month-old into the contest, thinking it would be amusing for Oliver's long name to be chosen.
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This week s name news includes international baby names popular in Japan, Hungary, Poland and the UK.
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New dad George talks about the interesting process of choosing his baby's name, from taking inspiration from literature to insisting on an element o
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I’ve heard that there is such a profession in US as baby namer and I thought it would be such a cool job for me
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It’s recorded in a Latin document from 13th C Poland, and we’re forced to admit, we haven’t a clue. Do you?
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