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August 31, 2021 10:33 AM
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Dr. Cleveland Evans writes about names for the Omaha World-Herald. In his August 1st column, he looks at the history of the name Herman.
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August 3, 2021 11:45 AM
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Today’s name is the name of an 8th C Dutch abbess; she shows up in a variety of historical records, but as far as we can tell she is the sole example of this name. Hapax legomena are always tricky to determine etymologies for, but it’s always worth asking in case there’s an expert out there who has a suggestion!
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May 30, 2021 4:09 PM
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April 6, 2021 6:28 PM
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The baby name Reginald has been stuck in style limbo, but Reggie is a darling in the UK. Could this be the perfect Sebastian substitute?
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December 28, 2020 4:20 PM
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Bei der Vorbereitung der 2020er Vornamenhitliste ist mir der Name Godgift aufgefallen. Zunächst fand ich den Namen merkwürdig. Aber warum ... WeiterlesenGöttliche Vornamen
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December 19, 2020 3:20 PM
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Photo by Robert Anthony Carbone on Pexels.com Osborn and Asbjørn are both composed of the Norse elements áss (god) & bjǫrn (bear), essentially meaning "divine bear." Osborn is the modern Anglo-Saxon equivalent of Osbeorn, the latter of which was prevalent in Anglo-Saxon England and survived into the Norman period as Osbern, later developing into the…
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October 24, 2020 2:58 PM
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I had the privilege of doing a consultation for the second baby of longtime reader Alyssa and her husband several years ago, and posting a subsequent birth announcement for that baby, and I'm so excited to share that they've welcomed their third baby -- a little boy given the fantastic name ... Oskar Karl Wolfgang!…
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October 24, 2020 10:01 AM
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Richilde, Countess of Hainault The Germanic name, Richilde, is most often heard under the guise of the Mid-century sounding Richelle in the Anglophone world. Richilde was borne by the 2nd wife of Charles the Bald (9th-century CE) who was inturn deemed consort and Empress of the Franks, and it was also borne by the 11th-century…
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August 27, 2020 10:52 AM
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My CatholicMom.com piece for August posted on Wednesday and I don't want you to miss it -- I know we're all in need of some peace as the new school year looms (or has already started for some of you)! Check it out: A Litany of School Saints: Protection and Help for the Academic Year.…
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August 8, 2020 12:05 PM
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French scholar, intellectual, writer, and nun Héloïse d’Argenteuil (ca. 1090–16 May 1164) Helewidis is an Ancient Germanic name derived from roots heil (healthy, hale) and wid (wide). In Proto–Germanic, the name was Hailawidis, "holy wood." Due to cultural osmosis, it eventually was adopted into Old French as Héloïse. Probably the most famous bearer was the above-pictured Héloïse d'Argenteuil, one…
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August 8, 2020 11:52 AM
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Today’s name is Trauta. Our suspicion that the name was Germanic in origin, despite it’s appearance in 14th C Italy, was corrected! It is a variant of the name Druda, and the examples we found will be incorporated into that entry in the next edition.
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March 31, 2020 9:28 AM
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Dr. Cleveland Evans writes about names for the Omaha World-Herald. In his March 14th column, he looks at the history of the name Albert. Albert is an ancient Germanic name combining "adal" (
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February 17, 2020 12:23 PM
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Conrad feels distinctive and traditional, a name with long history. But despite all the saints and kings, it feels friendly and approachable, too.
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August 9, 2021 6:40 PM
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The baby Rafe makes for a dashing choice, as romantic as Sebastian, as brief as Jack. Plus it's far more rare than either of those favorites!
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July 1, 2021 5:12 PM
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May 1, 2021 11:45 AM
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March 1, 2021 4:21 PM
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The baby name Hugo combines history and a great meaning with that ever-so-stylish o ending. Bonus? It's far less popular than Leo or Milo.
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December 21, 2020 6:22 PM
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Origin: Anglo-SaxonMeaning: "bright famous."Gender: masculineKUTH-bert The name is composed of the Anglo-Saxon words cuþ "famous" and beohrt "bright." It is notably borne by St. Cuthbert of Lindisfarne, a 7th-century English saint who is revered as the patron saint of Northumbria. Even after the Protestant Reformation, he remained a popular figure in Northern England, the Cathedral…
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December 19, 2020 11:23 AM
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~*~*~*~*~*~*~ Something a little more whimsical today, as we take a look at Santa's helpers. The concept of elves survives in modern folklore, albeit in a more Victorian idealised way, in the form of Father Christmas's elf helpers. But to the Anglo-Saxons, elves (ælf in Old English) were powerfu
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October 24, 2020 11:22 AM
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The baby name Otto fell out of favor with all things German in the mid-20th century. But now it's a quirky cool name set for revival.
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September 30, 2020 2:55 PM
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Polish writer Jadwiga Łuszczewska (pseudonym Deotyma), 1834–1908, painted by Mateusz Zarzecki ca. 1848–52 Hadewig is an Ancient Germanic name derived from roots hadu (combat, battle) and wig (war). Like many other names of Germanic origin, its meaning relates to war and battle. This is such a striking contrast to how many Slavic names have meanings related to…
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August 25, 2020 5:33 AM
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Saint Maximilian (né Rajmund) Kolbe, 8 January 1894–14 August 1941, a Polish Catholic priest and friar who volunteered to die in place of another Auschwitz prisoner. The man he saved, Franciszek Gajowniczek, lived to 93. Raymond is a French and English name which originates in Ancient Germanic Raginmund. Its roots are ragin (advice) and mund (protector). It…
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August 8, 2020 12:04 PM
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Polish–Russian prima ballerina Matilda Kschessinskaya (née Matylda Krzesińska), 1872–1971 Matilda, a name used in English, Romanian, the Scandinavian languages, Finnish, Estonian, German, Hungarian, Italian, Spanish, Czech, Slovak, Slovenian, Serbian, Bulgarian, Basque, and Croatian, traces its etymology back to Ancient Germanic. Its genesis, Mahthildis, derives from roots maht (strength, might) and hild (battle). During the Middle Ages, Matilda…
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April 12, 2020 9:27 AM
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Liebe Namensexperten, seit ein paar Wochen lese ich euren Blog und finde die Beiträge sehr spannend. Deshalb würde ich mich freuen, wenn ihr mir bei der
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March 5, 2020 6:34 PM
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Though the vast majority of such names have sharply plummeted in popularity, there's a large quantity of Germanic-origin names formed from the root beraht (bright). Robert is far and away the best-known, with other well-known (albeit not nearly as popular) names including Albert, Gilbert, Herbert, and Hubert. Let's take a look at this category of names. Albert (English,…
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