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- Quaker names! - General Name Discussion - Nameberry
Spotted on tumblr, this fascinating list of 17th and 18th century Quaker names! Some of them are distinctly unappealing, but I have a feeling there are some individual names and even combos here that the berries will en hellip;
- What are the names of the pieces of a question mark?
A question mark ? seems to be composed of two distinct pieces, top and bottom Do these pieces have their own names, and if so, what are they?
- Names like Roscoe? - Boy Names - Nameberry
I love the name [name_u]Roscoe[ name_u], but my friend has a dog named [name_u]Roscoe[ name_u] and it just reminds me of him I like the fact that [name_u]Roscoe[ name_u] sounds quirky and has a kind of southern gentleman-ish kind of style Are there any names that are similar or you think I would like? Thanks in advance x
- City names with articles - English Language Usage Stack Exchange
This article postulates that the usage of articles in front of place names began simply as descriptions of the place, and that the place name evolved with common usage from there
- ‘Appalachian’ names ⛰️ - General Name Discussion - Nameberry
I’ve just seen a reel discussing what the creator called Appalachian names of ancestors [name_f][ name_f]- her grandmother was Arthona [name_f][ name_f]- and the comments section was full of delightfully creative, weird and wonderful names of people’s grandparents and great grandparents I thought I’d share the stand outs here so we can discuss (I listed as many as I could but it was a
- orthography - Why are names that begin with Mc first in order over . . .
Why is it that in lists of people’s names, surnames beginning with Mc are listed before surnames beginning with Ma? For example, if a book had a bibliography listing its references, we would see t
- Latest Baby Name Games topics - Nameberry
Baby Name Games (BNGs), Nameberry style! Name enthusiasts, check in here for the most creative baby name games on the web
- etymology - Where did the names of English letters come from, and why . . .
5 IIRC the Greek names for the letters came from earlier semitic languages where the symbols were based on pictures, alpha=ox (you have to turn A upside down and squint to see an ox's head) etc English didn't really need words for letters unless you were trying to teach children to read, so simple names that (almost) matched the sounds made sense
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