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January 6, 2021 5:45 PM
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Mystery Monday: Vyrzbantha

Mystery Monday: Vyrzbantha | Name News | Scoop.it
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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July 31, 2020 5:46 PM
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Mystery Monday: Jarand

Mystery Monday: Jarand | Name News | Scoop.it
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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November 27, 2019 1:09 PM
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Puritan-inspired Names for Catholic Babies

Puritan-inspired Names for Catholic Babies | Name News | Scoop.it
Expecting a Thanksgiving baby? Kate Towne shows you how to tap into the naming style of the early New England settlers.
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December 5, 2018 3:23 PM
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Mystery Monday: Demordeus

Mystery Monday: Demordeus | Name News | Scoop.it
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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March 27, 2017 5:39 PM
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Wait, what about Thaddeus?

When we covered the names of the 12 disciples last month, one unusual fact that came of this analysis was our complete lack of examples of Jude/Judah/Judas. But wait! The disciple Jude who wasn't the betrayer was often known by another name: Thaddeus. What about that name? We do have examples of Thaddeus -- and…
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February 17, 2016 1:18 PM
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Masc/Fem name pairs in early 15th C Paris

In this post, we do another concentrated look at a single data set, three tax rolls from Paris in 1421, 1423, and 1438. 370 distinct masculine names and 54 distinct feminine names were recorded in these rolls.
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With the feminite names Denisette, Guiotte, Oudine, Thomasse and more.

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August 8, 2020 11:46 AM
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Mystery Monday: Mermer

Mystery Monday: Mermer | Name News | Scoop.it
The name is a 14th-15th C masculine name found in Switzerland:
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June 23, 2020 5:16 PM
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Mystery Monday: Hleb

Mystery Monday: Hleb | Name News | Scoop.it
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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April 9, 2019 6:29 AM
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Mystery Monday: Sarges

Mystery Monday: Sarges | Name News | Scoop.it
Today’s name is a weird little Low German name found in Estonia in the 14th C. By context it’s masculine, but other than that, we have don’t really have any clue — not even a gut feeling or a hunch. It doesn’t resemble anything we’ve see before!

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The dynamic mystery-solving duo in the comments seem to have found an explanation for this.

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January 13, 2018 3:58 PM
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Mystery Monday: Warslav

Mystery Monday: Warslav | Name News | Scoop.it
Today’s name is a Low German form of a Slavic name — the deuterotheme makes that clear — but what’s not entirely clear is the exact root name. (We suspect that our tentative canonical form Warslav is not the one that will end up as the header name). Slavicists, this one’s for you! Got any suggestions? Please share in the comments!

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May 16, 2016 4:36 PM
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Mystery Monday: Pregonia

Mystery Monday: Pregonia | Name News | Scoop.it
Last week we had a name that was so far removed from any name we’ve ever seen before. This week we have the opposite: A name that feels like you should know what it is, but which you just can’t pin down. Have you ever come across this name before? Do you recognize its origin?
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Have you seen this man('s name)?

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February 12, 2016 1:40 PM
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Medieval Orphan And Foundling Nametags - Daddy Types

Medieval Orphan And Foundling Nametags - Daddy Types | Name News | Scoop.it
Here is a poignant story by medieval schlar Erik Kwakkel about a rare collection of 15th century notes and nametags that were pinned to the clothing of babies given up by their parents at an orphanage in Leiden, The Netherlands.
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