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If you know Major League Baseball history, no doubt you’re familiar with Kenesaw Mountain “Ken” Landis, who served as professional baseball’s first commissioner from 1921 to…

Che Guevara October 9th of this year will mark the anniversary of the death of guerrilla leader Ernesto “Che” Guevara, who was executed in 1967. He was born in Argentina and died in Bol…

Photo by furkanvari on Pexels.com Origin: TurkishMeaning: "revolution."Gender: masculinePronunciation: (DEV-reem) The name comes directly from the Turkish word for revolution. It is also the name of the first and only automobile produced in Turkey. Sources https://tr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Devrimhttps://www.behindthename.com/name/devri50mhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Devrimhttps://nameberry.com/babyname/Devrim#:~:text=The%20name%20Devrim%20is%20a,sound%20and%20a%20modern%20meaning.

Christopher Colt The baby name Colt has a distinctive popularity graph: usage begins in the 1950s, shoots up in the early 1980s, shoots up again in the early 2000s, and shoots up again in the late …

Origin: Turkish Meaning: "war." Gender: masculine (SAH-vash) The name comes directly from the Turkish word for war. In 1991, this was the 67th most popular male name in Turkey. The name is borne by German rapper, Kool Savas (nee Savaş Yurderi). Sources https://www.behindthename.com/name/savas15 https://tureng.com/en/turkish-english/sava%C5%9F https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sava%C5%9F

Baby names associated with gun brands — like Barrett, Benelli, Beretta, Browning, Colt, Kimber, Remington, Ruger, Savage, Wesson, and Winchester — are seeing higher usage in the U.S. th…

From "Our County and Its People: A History of Hampden County, Massachusetts", 1905.    Sporting one of those misnomer "title as

Happy Veterans' Day! Thank you to all those who have served our country, including both my grandfathers, several uncles, a cousin, and friends! ❤️��� We've talked a lot on here about different ways of honoring people (Jesus and Mary, the saints, and family/other loved ones) and the faith in general (through nods to prayers, words,…

Photo by Bakr Magrabi on Pexels.com Origin: Persian چوبینMeaning: "javelin-like; spear-like."Gender: masculine Chobin was the byname of a 6th-century Sassanian general named Bahram Chobin, so-called due to his tall and thin appearance (hence, "spear-like"). His exploits appear in the 10th-century Persian epic, Shahnameh. Zubin is the Parsi form. Other forms include: Chubin چوبین (Old Persian)Zhubin…

The baby name Wainwright was a one-hit wonder in the U.S. baby name data back in 1942: 1944: unlisted1943: unlisted1942: 6 baby boys named Wainwright1941: unlisted1940: unlisted Where did it come f…

“She was conceived on July 4 so we wanted a patriotic name and my husband is in the military so we chose her first name to be Army,” Wagner tells PEOPLE. “We thought that was a good name to honor both. Her middle name is Gray (spelled the American way, with an A) because I have always loved that name. It is strong, intelligent, soft and feminine all in one … which is what I want her to be.”

The name Nasiriyah was a one-hit wonder in the U.S. baby name data in 2003: 2005: unlisted2004: unlisted2003: 15 baby girls named Nasiriyah [debut]2002: unlisted2001: unlisted Where did “Nasi…

How "battle name babies" and their descendants were called after battles such as "Passchendaele".

Front page news, 11/11/1918 Here’s a name that, year after year on November 11, I keep forgetting to write about: Armistice. It debuted in the U.S. baby name data in 1918: 1922: unlisted1921:…