Could Essfa, a one-hit wonder from 1921, be another flaw?
Follow, research and publish the best content
Get Started for FREE
Sign up with Facebook Sign up with X
I don't have a Facebook or a X account
Already have an account: Login
Name News
177.6K views |
+3 today
 Your new post is loading...
Your new post is loading...
Scoop.it!
I suspect that the recent popularity of Isabella boosts Arabella somewhat, and it might be that Arabella‘s meteoric rise is part of a growing trend of frilly feminine names. There’s also been considerable pressure in the naming world to use older appellations. 
Scoop.it!
Today’s name is one from Switzerland, where we have a few examples from a single source. Anyone come across this name before? Have any thoughts on its origin?
Scoop.it!
Today’s name is an unusual Italian name:
Scoop.it!
Every child knows Cinderella was called that because she was forced to clean ashes from the hearth. But what was her given name?
Scoop.it!
Clare's insight:
Fargalosus: how, what, why? Answers on the back of a postcard.
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…
Clare's insight:
Any ideas?
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…
Clare's insight:
It's great fun to say, but what is this name?
Scoop.it!
Today’s mystery name is Bohus(s)ius, a masculine name found in Moravia in the middle of the 14th C.
Scoop.it!
Arlo is an upbeat name for boys that's following Milo and Leo up the popularity charts. Arlo is novel, but not completely new, but just enough history.
Scoop.it!
"I wonder why you keep me waiting, Charmaine, my Charmaine..."
Scoop.it!
Famous Namesakes Last month was the 114th birthday of author Eleanor Dark, who was born August 26 1901. Her most famous novel is The Timeless Land, published in 1941, the first in a trilogy about e...
Scoop.it!
The baby name Bisceglia debuted on the SSA's list in 1979 and stuck around for 3 more years: 1983: unlisted 1982: 6 baby girls named Bisceglia 1981: 7 baby girls named Bisceglia 1980: 5 baby girls ...
|
Scoop.it!
Today’s name is another Czech name, and the -ko ending indicates it is likely a diminutive. But what is the root name? Possibly some form of Louis? We’d be happier with that identification if we had forms of Louis beginning with Low- in this linguistic area. Do you have any to share?
Clare's insight:
Any ideas?
Scoop.it!
Today’s name has citations from Austria and the Czech Republic, and is a rare example of a name spelled with K- in Latin. The deuterotheme may be related to Old High German hold ‘friendly, comely, graceful’, but the prototheme is opaque. Do you have any thoughts?
Scoop.it!
Thurl is a rare name worn by a famous voice actor and a basketball star. But with obscure origins and an unclear meaning, does this name work in 2016?
Scoop.it!
Today’s mystery name is another name from Moravia: Any Czech scholars have any thoughts?
Clare's insight:
Hablo...is it me you're looking for?
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…
Clare's insight:
A strange-looking name, but a plausible answer in the comments. I think the -walh that's suggested as the 2nd element is related to the word that gives us Wales and walnuts, though I could be wrong.
Scoop.it!
Laken came out of nowhere in the 1980s, boosted by a soap opera character and encouraged by the popularity of names like Megan.
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…
Clare's insight:
Interesting! Got to love those epenthetic vowels.
Scoop.it!
Origin: Samantha is a given name with obscure origins. The common meaning often given is that it is a feminine form of the Hebrew name Samuel. This doesn't however seem very likely, given that Samuelina or Samuela have often been preferred as feminisations. Some suggest that it is a blending...
Scoop.it!
We asked on social media for reader input on our next monthly topic, and people on Facebook were firmly in favor of masculine/feminine name pairs while people on Twitter voted for mystery names. We've decided to take up the former for the monthly topic, but rather than make the latter the topic for March, we're…
Clare's insight:
It comes as a slight shock that Protestant January is over already. But I'm looking forward to masculine/feminine February, and very much to Mystery Mondays. Though I haven't a clue about Ephrod beyond what's written here. Any ideas?
Scoop.it!
Jenica is part-Jennifer, part-Jessica, with possible ties to Romanian. While the name is rare, it's not unknown, and could wear well in 2016.
Scoop.it!
Looking for a rare name with Spanish roots and ties to the history of architecture? Inigo might be the one name that checks both boxes.
Clare's insight:
I'm intrigued by the mystery Welsh connection...wonder if the name does have roots there too.
Scoop.it!
The last name in the summer Mystery Monday series is Johnross, which debuted on the charts in 1982: 1986: 8 baby boys named Johnross 1985: unlisted 1984: 5 baby boys named Johnross 1983: unlisted 1...
|
